Two Republican state lawmakers are seeking the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Austin Theriault and Mike Soboleski are members of the Maine House of Representatives. They face each other Tuesday in a Republican primary in Maine's 2nd Congressional District.
This combination image shows Maine Reps. Mike Soboleski, R-Phillips, left, and Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent, right. The two Republican state lawmakers, who are members of the Maine House of Representatives, face each other Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in a Republican primary. They want the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting in October 2023. FILE - Maine Rep.
Economic development, inflation and immigration have also factored into the primary campaign, but gun control is clearly a major factor on voters’ minds, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist with the University of Maine.Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.“This is certainly shaping up as one of the top 10 House races in the country, if not the top five,” Brewer said. “It’s an incredibly evenly divided district, and there are increasingly few of those.”
Theriault is a former NASCAR driver who had a major fundraising advantage over Soboleski in the race. Soboleski, however, picked up endorsements from some other Republican state lawmakers.
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