Democratic
Chellie Pingree
Incumbent representative for ME-1. Voting record, ideology and biography →
VotePredictor forecast
Chellie Pingree favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+22.7
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+22.22026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Ronald Russell
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for ME-1. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
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Past results
Every election in Maine's 1st district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
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Candidate news
US Democrat urges House Speaker to sue Trump admin over triumphal arch, says Congress never approved funds
US News: House Democrat Chellie Pingree demands Speaker Mike Johnson take legal action against the Trump administration for starting work on a triumphal arch in Washington without Congressional approval. This move raises questions about funding and authority …
The Times of India · September 8, 2026
Over a Month After ICE Killing in Biddeford, Grieving Family Waits for Answers
With Republican lawmakers refusing to use their congressional authority to investigate a federal agent's fatal shooting last month of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, Democratic leaders assembled a "shadow hearing" on Monday at a local high…
Common Dreams · August 18, 2026
The Left Should Partner with MAHA to Protect Our Health From Glyphosate
The Supreme Court recently ruled 7-2 that Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, could not be sued because the label of its product, the weed killer Roundup, didn’t mention that the herbicide could cause cancer. The ruling blocked thousands of lawsuits by cancer patie…
Common Dreams · August 4, 2026
‘A debacle of catastrophic proportions’: Maine congresswoman BLASTS ICE over latest fatal shooting
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero's death has left his community “terrorized,” says Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree.
Biztoc.com · July 18, 2026
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