Bruce Poliquin, U.S. Representative

Bruce Poliquin

U.S. Representative
Born
November 1, 1953
Current age
72
Home state
Maine
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2014–2022
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Poliquin611,271
Opponents638,217
4
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2022, Bruce Poliquin ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Poliquin's biggest single-election total was 192,878 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Maine's District 2. Poliquin's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Maine's District 2, decided by 14,752 votes.

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How many votes has Bruce Poliquin received?

Bruce Poliquin has received 611,271 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

Bruce Poliquin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. HouseMaineLost146,14222.27%Jared F. Golden (head-to-head)
Tiffany Bond
2018U.S. HouseMaineLost138,93149.38%Jared F. Golden (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseMaineWon192,87852.86%Emily Ann Cain (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseMaineWon133,32045.19%Emily Ann Cain (head-to-head)
Blaine Richardson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000611) and Wikidata (Q4978147). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.