Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, ME-01
Chellie M Pingree
American politician (born 1955)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +23.9, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Chellie Marie Pingree is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered on Greater Portland.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader for her last four years. She ran for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to incumbent Republican Susan Collins. From 2003 until 2006, she was president and CEO of Common Cause.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 2, 1955 (age 71)
- Education
- College of the Atlantic, Bachelor of Arts, 1979
- University of Maine
- University of Southern Maine, 1973
- Occupation
- farmer, businessperson
- In Congress
- 9 House terms, since January 6, 2009
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, ME-01. Won.
- Chellie Pingree Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +23.9, from verified polls)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: PINGREE FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
34.9% of the $232,534 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)14.7%$81,268
- Individuals, itemized27.4%$151,266
- Other political committees (PACs)55.5%$306,050
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts2.3%$12,494
Employers donors listed
- TISHMAN HOTEL & REALTY$7,0002 contributions
- INCITE$3,5001 contribution
- PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS$3,5001 contribution
- FRONTERA GROUP$3,4002 contributions
- MAPETSI POLICY GROUP LLC$3,0002 contributions
- POSEIDON TECH CORPORATION$3,0001 contribution
- SEACOAST INC.$2,5001 contribution
- S A D #28$2,0001 contribution
- AUTO EUROPE$1,05011 contributions
- DAUNTLESS AIR$1,0001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash e7a00a6a6132
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
1 subcommittees
- Forestry and Horticulture
- House Committee on Appropriations
2 subcommittees
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 25 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 626 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10634: To prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials.Introduced September 28, 2026. Latest action September 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 10454: Textile Waste Reduction ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 9528: People Over Poison ActIntroduced June 29, 2026. Latest action June 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 7947: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026Introduced March 16, 2026. Latest action April 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- H.R. 7743: Stop ICE Intimidation Act of 2026Introduced February 26, 2026. Latest action February 27, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- H.R. 7708: PAPERS Act of 2026Introduced February 25, 2026. Latest action February 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 033e3a73f93b
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- chelliepingree.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-6116
- Washington office
- 2354 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1901
- Campaign email
- campaign@pingreeforcongress.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:40 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, ME-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, ME-01 · General · won · 219,753 votes (62.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, ME-01 · General · won · 271,004 votes (62.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, ME-01 · General · won · 201,195 votes (58.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2009 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 1992 to 2000member of the State Senate of Maine Wikidata
- 1981 to 1991member Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q457243). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine&oldid=1384097031
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 6:40 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chellie_Pingree
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457243
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8ME01120/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_action https://pingree.house.gov/about/
- photo_full_body https://pingree.house.gov/about/
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