Susan Collins notably outperformed public opinion surveys taken during her 2020 reelection campaign against Democrat Sara Gideon. Still, polling in Maine should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt, as Republican Sen. The most recent survey of the race by the University of New Hampshire in September found that Golden was leading Poliquin by a 44% to 33% margin, with 8% supporting independent Tiffany Bond. That claim is false, with exhaustive reviews showing that the election was legitimate.Īs the 2022 election approaches, Golden appears to be out in front so far, although polling in the 2nd Congressional District has been sparse. However, in that forum, Poliquin also fomented doubt about the integrity of the 2020 election in a claim reminiscent of arguments made by Trump and some other Republicans that the contest was stolen. Reflecting that history and the projection of the 2022 race as a tossup, Golden and Poliquin spent much of a debate last week accusing each other of being out-of-step with Mainers.

He only dropped his challenge to Golden’s victory after two court rulings against him, although he still maintained that ranked-choice voting was illegal.

Poliquin at first refused to concede and argued that the new voting system was unconstitutional. Poliquin won election in the district in 2014 but was defeated by Golden in 2018 in the first-ever ranked-choice voting congressional election. This time around, Golden will face Republican Bruce Poliquin in a rematch of the 2018 contest in which he first won the seat. Still, even as Trump picked up an electoral vote in the 2nd Congressional District in 2020, Golden managed to win reelection handily that year. The outside spending comes as Golden, a centrist Democrat, attempts to win reelection in a geographically large and mostly rural district that voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 by seven percentage points (although redistricting has made Golden’s seat slightly less Republican leaning in 2022). The House Majority PAC - which supports Democratic candidates - has spent just over $2 million in the race so far. The group said the ads will focus on taxes, the economy, and public safety.Īccording to Open Secrets, the CLF has been the largest individual outside spender in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District contest, contributing $3.1 million overall in its effort to defeat Golden. The CLF announced Tuesday morning the formal launch of ads across many of the 15 districts, including one targeting Golden. The spending to unseat Golden is tied with the $2 million the group contributed to the race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District for the most money spent on an individual race within that $14 million ad buy. The ad buy by the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) in the 2nd District comes as part of a $14 million spending blitz by the group in 15 key House races.

Jared Golden, considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic members of Congress this year. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pouring $2 million into the hotly-contested race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in an effort to unseat Rep. A conservative political action committee associated with U.S.

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