AUGUSTA, MAINE – The Elections division today completed ranked choice tabulations for the November 3, 2026 General Election Congressional District 2 race. Based on ranked choice tabulations, the final results are as follows:
- Paul LePage (170,890, 50.81%) - Winner
- Matthew Dunlap (165,432, 49.18%)
The race went to ranked choice voting after election night results reported by the municipalities yielded 170,263 first choice votes (49.894%) for Paul LePage (R); 164,845 first-choice votes (48.307%) for Matthew Dunlap (D); 123 first-choice votes (0.036%) for declared write-in candidates, and 6,017 blank votes (1.763%). In Ranked Choice Voting races, the winner must receive a majority – more than 50% – of the vote. For more information about how ranked-choice races are tabulated, visit the RCV Resources webpage.
Maine Congressional District 2 is made up of all municipalities and unorganized territories in Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo and Washington Counties, and the municipalities of Augusta, Belgrade, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vienna, Wayne and Winthrop in Kennebec County. At over 27,000 square miles, it is the largest district east of the Mississippi River.
Results are unofficial until the official tabulation of the votes cast is communicated to Governor Janet Mills. Official results will be available and posted on the Election Results page within 20 days after the election.
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