Open Maine House seat seen as likely flip to GOP
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) will face off this fall against state auditor Matthew Dunlap (D) in the open race for what’s seen as a prime House pickup opportunity for the GOP in the midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) decision not to seek reelection created an opening for the GOP in the Pine Tree State’s 2nd Congressional District, which went for President Trump in the last presidential cycle. Trump won the district’s one Electoral College vote, even as the rest of the state went blue.
Cook Political Report rates Golden’s seat as “likely Republican” this time around, and it could be a critical pickup for Republicans in their fight to maintain control of the House.
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