Maine's 2nd congressional district

Maine's 2nd congressional district
Maine's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Bruce Poliquin (R–Oakland)
Distribution	27.89% urban, 72.11% rural
Population (2010)	664,181
Cook PVI	D+3

Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km²), it comprises nearly 80% of the state's total land area. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River and the 24th-largest overall. It is the second-most rural district in the United States, with 72.11% of its population in rural areas, behind only Kentucky's 5th congressional district.^[1] The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas. It includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. Though it included the city of Waterville until 2011, Maine's Congressional redistricting process following the 2010 US Census led to a shift of district boundaries within Kennebec County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Poliquin.

Recent election results from presidential races

History

See District of Maine

When Maine became a state in 1820, it had seven congressional districts credited to it. Prior to that it was part of Massachusetts, which had 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. Census. Since Maine became a state, all but two districts have been reallocated.

Composition

The boundaries of the District are open for reconsideration in light of population shifts revealed by the decennial US Census. Until 2011, Maine's constitution provided for the state to reapportion the Congressional districts based on census data every ten years beginning in 1983, which would have meant that the state was next due to consider redistricting in 2013. However, a federal lawsuit filed in March 2011 led to a requirement that Maine speed up its redistricting process.^[2] Maine state legislators approved new boundaries on September 27, 2011.^[3]

2003 – 2013

• Androscoggin County
• Aroostook County
• Franklin County
• Hancock County
• Part of Kennebec County:
  • Benton
  • Clinton
  • Fayette
  • Litchfield
  • Oakland
  • Waterville
  • Wayne
  • Winslow
• Oxford County
• Penobscot County
• Piscataquis County
• Somerset County
• Waldo County
• Washington County

2013 – 2023

• Androscoggin County
• Aroostook County
• Franklin County
• Hancock County
• Part of Kennebec County:
  • Albion
  • Belgrade
  • Benton
  • Clinton
  • Fayette
  • Gardiner
  • Litchfield
  • Monmouth
  • Mount Vernon
  • Oakland
  • Randolph
  • Rome
  • Sidney
  • Unity Township
  • Vienna
  • Wayne
  • West Gardiner
• Oxford County
• Penobscot County
• Piscataquis County
• Somerset County
• Waldo County
• Washington County

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Electoral history
Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822	Redistricted from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district Resigned
Vacant		June 1, 1822 – December 2, 1822
Mark Harris	Democratic- Republican	December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823
Stephen Longfellow	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
John Anderson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	Retired to run for Mayor of Portland
Francis Smith	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Albert Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
William Pitt Fessenden	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Robert P. Dunlap	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Asa Clapp	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
John Appleton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Samuel Mayall	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
John J. Perry	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Charles J. Gilman	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
John J. Perry	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Charles W. Walton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862	Resigned on appointment as associate justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant		May 26, 1862 – December 1, 1862
Thomas Fessenden	Republican	December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863
Sidney Perham	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Samuel Plummer Morrill	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
William P. Frye	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881	Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
Vacant		March 17, 1881 – September 12, 1881
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	March 3, 1885 – January 13, 1899	Redistricted from At-large district Died
Vacant		January 13, 1899 – June 19, 1899
Charles E. Littlefield	Republican	June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908	Resigned
Vacant		September 30, 1908 – November 3, 1908
John P. Swasey	Republican	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911
Daniel J. McGillicuddy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
Wallace H. White, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931
Donald B. Partridge	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Edward C. Moran, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Clyde H. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940	Died
Vacant		April 8, 1940 – June 3, 1940
Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Charles P. Nelson	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957
Frank M. Coffin	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from 1st district
Clifford G. McIntire	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted from 3rd district
William Hathaway	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
William Cohen	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Baldacci	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Mike Michaud	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Retired to run for Governor
Bruce Poliquin	Republican	January 3, 2015 –
Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history

Recent election results

Historical district boundaries

2005 – 2013

See also

• Maine's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. ^ "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015. 
2. ^ Associated Press (2011). "Lawsuit aims to speed Maine redistricting". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 
3. ^ Russell, Eric (2011). "After long partisan fight, redistricting deal keeps boundaries much the same". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 

External links

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• U.S. House of Representatives
  • Congressman Bruce Poliquin's web site