PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Associated Press has called the Republican Primary in Maine's Second District for former Representative Bruce Poliquin.

• 2022 Primary Election Results for Maine
  

Poliquin served two terms in Congress.

"I have a record for standing up for the Second Amendment,” Poliquin said. “I have a record for standing up for life and religious liberties."

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He will now face Democratic incumbent Representative Jared Golden, who defeated Poliquin in 2020.

The Poliquin campaign released a statement once he was declared the primary winner.

"All Republican voters share the same concerns as Independents and disaffected Democrats: inflation is out of control, gas prices are too high, our borders are being overrun, and our economy is in jeopardy. Joe Biden’s policies are a disaster for Maine and America. Where has Jared Golden been? He has been nowhere in solving these problems. In fact, he has joined Nancy Pelosi in voting more than 80% of the time for these failed policies. We need a change and that is what I will bring to Washington.”