Craig Olson

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Craig Olson

Democratic Party

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Last election

June 12, 2018

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Craig Olson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	50.6	142,440	10,427	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	49.4	138,931	4,747	2
		Tiffany Bond	0.0	0	-16,552	1
		Will Hoar	0.0	0	-6,875	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	45.6	132,013	0	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	46.3	134,184	0	2
		Tiffany Bond	5.7	16,552	0	1
		Will Hoar	2.4	6,875	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 289,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dennis O'Connor (Independent)
• Danielle VanHelsing (Independent)
• Henry John Bear (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	54.3	23,611	2,624	Advanced (2)
		Lucas St. Clair	45.7	19,853	2,111	2
		Craig Olson	0.0	0	-3,993	1
		Jonathan Fulford	0.0	0	-2,489	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	46.4	20,987	0	Advanced (2)
		Lucas St. Clair	39.2	17,742	0	2
		Craig Olson	8.8	3,993	0	1
		Jonathan Fulford	5.5	2,489	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 45,211
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tim Rich (D)
• Phil Cleaves (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bruce Poliquin in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Bruce Poliquin	100	43,047	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 43,047
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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Maine's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Susan Collins (R)

Angus King (I)

Representatives

District 1

Chellie Pingree (D)

District 2

Jared Golden (D)

Democratic Party (2)

Republican Party (1)

Independent (1)