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Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine Maine's two members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. The races in both the 1st and 2nd districts were rated as competitive by ''The Cook Political Report'' and ''The Rothenberg Political Report'', while only the 1st district was rated as competitive by ''CQ Politics''. Both of Maine's incumbents (Chellie Pingree of the 1st district and Mike Michaud of the 2nd district, both Democrats) were re-elected. A total of 564,368 votes were cast, of which 316,156 (56.02 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 248,170 (43.97 percent) were for Republican candidates, and 42 (0.01 percent) were for write-in candidates. ==District 1== The 1st district includes Biddeford, Portland and South Portland. The district's population was 95 percent white (see Race and ethnicity in the United States Census); 91 percent were high school graduates and 32 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $53,324. In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 61 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 38 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.〔 In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+8.〔 Democrat Chellie Pingree, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Pingree was elected in 2008 with 55 percent of the vote.〔 In 2010 her opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Dean Scontras, the co-owner of an alternative energy company. Pingree and Scontras were unopposed in their respective primaries. Pingree raised $1,282,675 and spent $1,290,022. Scontras raised $491,374 and spent the same amount. In a poll of 790 likely voters, conducted by Public Policy Polling between September 2 and 6, 2010, Pingree led with 47 percent to Scontras's 38 percent, while 15 percent were undecided. A poll of 316 likely voters, conducted by Critical Insights (CI) on September 13, 2010, found Pingree leading with 53 percent to Scontras's 29 percent while 18 percent were undecided. A CI poll with a statewide sample of 405 likely voters, conducted on September 27, 2010, found Pingree leading Scontras by 54 percent to 26 percent, while 19 percent were undecided.〔 In a poll of 346 likely voters, conducted by the Maine Center for Public Opinion between October 4 and 7, 2010, 46 percent of respondents supported Pingree while 38 percent favored Scontras and 16 percent were undecided. A CI poll of 305 registered voters, conducted on October 10 and 11, 2010, found Pingree leading with 48 percent to Scontras's 33 percent, while 18 percent remained undecided. In a poll with a statewide sample of 501 likely voters, conducted by Pan Atlantic SMS Group between October 11 and 15, 2010, 49 percent of respondents backed Pingree with 33 percent supported Scontras and 18 percent remained undecided. In a CI poll of 295 likely voters, conducted between October 13 and 17, 2010, Pingree led Scontras by 45 percent to 40 percent while 13 percent were undecided. In CI's final poll Scontras led with 45 percent to Pingree's 41 percent. In October 2010 ''The Cook Political Report''〔 and ''CQ Politics''〔 rated the race as "likely Democratic". In November 2010 ''The Rothenberg Political Report'' rated the race as "Democrat favored".〔 Prior to the election ''FiveThirtyEight'' On election day Pingree was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote to Scontras's 43 percent.〔 Pingree was one of eight Democratic U.S. Representatives who was elected by a larger margin in 2010 than in 2008. Pingree was again re-elected in 2012 and 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2010」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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