Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Maine 2nd District

Currently held by a Democrat · open seat · ranked-choice voting

Democrat
Matthew Dunlap
33%
Republican
Paul LePage
67%
ForecastLean R
Projected margin
R+3.8
80% range
R+14.8 to D+7.3
Partisan lean
R+8.5
Tipping-point chance
1.02%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.29×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 22%Fundamentals 78%
Polling average
R+6.7
Fundamentals
D+0.5
Blended
R+3.2
Similar-race shift
+0.7
Poll–fundamentals gap
7.3 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
3
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
April 29, 2026
Democrat
42.0%
Republican
48.8%
Undecided / other
9.2%
Spread between polls
2.6 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+8.5
Elasticity
0.95
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+2.6
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
R+0.1

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