2nd Congressional District Archives

Golden looks to help dwindling Blue Dog Democrats stage a comeback for moderates

by Marianna Sotomayor August 10, 2023August 10, 2023

The Blue Dog Coalition at its peak boasted 54 members; now it has 10. Three young leaders are hoping they can reestablish the power of the group.

Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.

Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House

After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.

In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote

Because of a couple of flawed memory sticks, the state cannot complete the count until at least Wednesday.

Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.

Though some votes are not yet tallied, the Lewiston Democrat said his lead is too large for challengers to overcome

Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, appears to have a lead too large for Republican Bruce Poliquin to overcome

After a costly and hard-fought rematch of the 2018 contest, both Golden and Poliquin hope for the best.