2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for Maine's 2nd District
U.S. House · Maine
Bruce Poliquin (R) won with 47.0% of the vote, defeating Emily Ann Cain (D) by 5.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce PoliquinRepublican · winner
47.0%133,320
Emily Ann CainDemocrat
41.8%118,568
Blaine RichardsonIndependent
11.1%31,337
283,473 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Emily Ann CainBruce Poliquin
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$6.5K
Cash on hand
$8.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Blaine Richardson $7.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014