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Maine 2nd District - Michaud v. Levesque

Candidates

Mike Michaud

Mike Michaud (D)*

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Jason Levesque

Jason Levesque (R)

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RCP Ranking:
2010 Key Races:
Governor | ME-1

----------PAST KEY RACES----------


2008:
President | Senate
2006: Governor
2004: President | ME-1 | ME-2

Polling Data

PollDateSampleMichaud (D)Levesque (R)Spread
Final Results----55.144.9Michaud +10.2
Critical Insights10/27 - 10/28326 LV4440Michaud +4
Critical Insights10/13 - 10/17305 LV4930Michaud +19
Pan Atlantic SMS10/11 - 10/15LV4929Michaud +20
Critical Insights10/10 - 10/11300 LV4330Michaud +13
Critical Insights9/27 - 9/27218 LV4432Michaud +12
Critical Insights9/13 - 9/13287 LV4828Michaud +20
PPP (D)9/2 - 9/6678 LV4538Michaud +7

Previous Election Results

  2008: Michaud (D) 67%, Fray (R) 33%   2008: Obama (D) 55%, McCain (R) 43%
  2006: Michaud (D) 71%, D'Amboise (R) 29%   2004: Kerry (D) 52%, Bush (R) 46%
  2004: Michaud (D) 58%, Hamel (R) 40%   2000: Gore (D) 48%, Bush (R) 45%

Race Analysis

10/27/10 -- Michaud had a surprisingly close race in 2002 when this seat was last open.  He's since compiled a fairly liberal voting record, in what is the more conservative of the two Maine districts.  Unemployment is high here, so we can't rule out the upset.

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