Republican Paul LePage Wins Election to U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
LePage won by about 5,400 votes after ranked-choice tabulation, giving Republicans their only House pickup in New England.
- On Thursday, Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage won election to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Maine's 2nd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Matthew Dunlap.
- Following a ranked-choice runoff in Augusta, LePage secured victory after leading Dunlap on Election Day but failing to secure the outright majority required to avoid the runoff.
- The margin was roughly 5,400 votes, marking the lone bright spot for Maine Republicans after midterm losses that ended Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' 30-year career and strengthened Democrats' hold on state government.
- LePage will become the only Republican member of Congress in New England when sworn in January, marking rare regional success for his party amid Democratic dominance.
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GOP Flips One Seat Without the Help of Redistricting
Paul LePage just added a rare bright spot to a through national map for Republicans. The ex-governor has captured Maine's sprawling, rural 2nd Congressional District, flagging a Democratic-held House seat, the New York Times reports. It's the only House seat that Republicans have flaunted in the midterms without redisstricting, reports...
Republicans FLIP House Seat In Maine In Rare Bright Spot In Midterms
The midterms for Republicans was a complete nightmare. However, in Maine, there was a sliver of light. Former Republican Governor Paul LePage was able to flip Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. LePage defeated Democrat Matt Dunlap after garnering 50.8% of the vote to Dunlap’s 49.2%. Mediaite reported further details on the flip: Republicans found a...
Paul LePage Flips House Seat to Republicans
“Paul LePage, a bombastic former governor of Maine who once described himself as ‘Donald Trump before Donald Trump,’ has defeated his progressive challenger,” the New York Times reports. “He becomes the rare Republican in the midterms to flip a Democratic seat that hadn’t been redrawn.”
Republicans suffered landslide losses in the midterms. Here's one place in Maine where they did win
Republicans have found a bright spot in Maine's 2nd congressional district after Democrats' midterm landslide. It's the only seat that shifted from blue to red without help from redistricting. Former Republican governor Paul LePage narrowly defeated Democratic state auditor Matt…
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