{"id":2369630,"date":"2024-11-15T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T02:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jared-golden-holds-off-gop-rival-austin-theriault-in-red-maine-district\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T21:28:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T02:28:28","slug":"jared-golden-holds-off-gop-rival-austin-theriault-in-red-maine-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jared-golden-holds-off-gop-rival-austin-theriault-in-red-maine-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Golden holds off GOP rival Austin Theriault in red Maine district"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjared-golden-holds-off-gop-rival-austin-theriault-in-red-maine-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffes-daughter-gives-the-middle-finger-to-glenn-youngkin-signs\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe\u2019s Daughter Gives the Middle Finger to Glenn Youngkin Signs\u00a0\">closely watched election<\/a>, Representative Jared Golden (D-ME) successfully defended his seat against Republican challenger Austin Theriault in a district that has historically favored Donald Trump. The race was\u200d highly competitive, with the Associated Press declaring Golden the winner on November 15, ten days after the election. Golden secured 49.9% of the vote, narrowly surpassing Theriault, who received 49.8%. The election highlights the continued political tension in this red-leaning Maine district.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jared Golden holds off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-considering-senate-run\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan considering Senate run\">competitive challenger<\/a> Austin Theriault in red Maine district<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882921\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-golden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jared Golden<\/a> (D-ME) fended off a competitive challenger on election night, defeating <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> Austin Theriault in a district former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has won three times in a row.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Golden on Friday, Nov. 15, at 8.50 p.m., 10 days after the election. Golden received 49.9% to Theriault&rsquo;s 49.8% of the vote with 99% of votes counted. Theriault <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AustinTheriault\/status\/1857576360396599471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"had already called for a recount\">had already called for a recount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the seat having a +5 Republican advantage and polling showing Theriault <a href=\"https:\/\/panatlanticresearch.com\/omnibus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ahead by 3 percentage points<\/a> in the months leading up to the race, Golden managed to skate by and secure a fourth term in the House &mdash; likely thanks to his being one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. He often voted outside his party on key policy areas, such as immigration, and chose not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris or President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The result hands Democrats their 212th seat in the House of Representatives. Republicans have the majority with 218 seats declared, with five seats still up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maine&rsquo;s 2nd Congressional District is consequential as the state is one of two that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allocates electoral votes based<\/a> on the congressional district. The 2nd District voted for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882921\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882921\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jared Golden narrowly defeats Austin Theriault in Maine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2369631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/golden-theriault-2024-election-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,34287,45120,34288,45119],"class_list":["post-2369630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-austin-theriault","tag-gop-rivalry","tag-jared-golden","tag-maine-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/golden-theriault-2024-election-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369630"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369634,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369630\/revisions\/2369634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}