Donât start writing Goldenâs political obituary just yet Just six months from the last congressional election, attention is turning to the next one in November 2022. Republicans think they smell blood in the water around Democratic Congressman Jared Golden. That could be premature. Maineâs 2nd Congressional District is mostly rural, covering about 80 percent of the vast and less populated parts of Maine. Golden has won the 2nd Congressional District twice now. A second win is usually enough to secure a lock on the seat but Golden knows full well that this is not a certainty. His first race saw him up against two-term incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin along with two write-in candidates. None of the four got a majority of the vote and for the first time ever ranked choice voting decided the outcome of a congressional race. In the first incumbent upset since 1916, Golden took Poliquinâs seat 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent.