POLIQUIN, BRUCE L

R · senate

FEC candidate id: S2ME00158
Internal id: 5ad36e3e-e1c9-4d7f-b58b-c2f9b062f1bb
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Maine. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	1,387,817
People	Median age	45
Income	Median household income	$74,733
Income	Per-capita income	$43,742
Income	In poverty	10.8%
Income	Unemployed	3.8%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.456
Race	White alone	90.5%
Race	Black alone	1.8%
Race	Asian alone	1.1%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	2.2%
Race	Two or more races	5.3%
Origin	Foreign-born	4.1%
Language	Speaks English only at home	94.0%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	1.0%
Education	High school or higher	66.3%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	36.2%
Education	Advanced degree	13.7%
Household	Family households	60.7%
Household	Avg household size	2.26
Household	Never married (15+)	29.1%
Housing	Median home value	$296,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,139
Housing	Single-family detached	70.0%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.4%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.4%
Housing	Vacant units	20.6%
Service	Veterans (18+)	8.4%
Health	With a disability	15.8%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	90.3%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.0%
Commute	Drove alone	70.8%
Commute	Public transit	0.5%
Commute	Worked from home	15.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2020	$44,304	$47,897	$0	$0	$0
2018	$4,233,235	$4,253,973	$3,593	$36,400	$1,788,535
2016	$3,404,509	$3,388,852	$24,331	$211,000	$1,591,576
2014	$1,728,594	$1,720,116	$8,674	$274,000	$1,108,617
2012	$321,763	$320,384	$1,378	$0	$167,083

Elections

2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general
2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general
2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general
2012 general senate · ME-S — running
2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general
2012 general senate · ME-S — running
2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general
2012 general senate · ME-S — lost_general

Committees

POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 18.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-09-29	TEXAS RED	24K	$2,000
2022-09-16	TEXAS RED	24K	$2,900
2022-07-28	HELP AMERICA'S LEADERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$1,000
2022-06-30	ROUGHRIDER PAC	24K	$2,000
2022-06-30	LFOD PAC	24K	$2,500
2021-10-01	KEEP AMERICA ROLLING	24K	$1,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (6)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-09-29	TEXAS RED	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-16	TEXAS RED	contributed_to	$2,900	pas2
2022-07-28	HELP AMERICA'S LEADERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-06-30	ROUGHRIDER PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-06-30	LFOD PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-01	KEEP AMERICA ROLLING	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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