2018 Maine State Senate election
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The 2018 Maine State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected state senators in all 35 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the State Senate.
A primary election on June 12, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 . Primary election results can be obtained from the Maine Secretary of State's website.[1]
Following the 2016 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 18 members.
The Maine Secretary of State provides both a detailed description of each Senate seat as well as maps for each district, including this statewide Senate map showing all 35 Senate districts.[2]
After the 2018 elections, Republicans lost control of the chamber. The Democrats needed to net one Senate seat. In the election, the Democrats gained four seats, claiming the majority.
Summary of Results by State Senate District[]
State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Troy Jackson | Democrat | Troy Jackson | Democrat | ||
2nd | Michael E. Carpenter | Democrat | Michael E. Carpenter | Democrat | ||
3rd | Rodney Whittemore | Republican | Bradlee Farrin | Republican | ||
4th | Paul Davis | Republican | Paul Davis | Republican | ||
5th | James Dill | Democrat | James Dill | Democrat | ||
6th | Joyce Maker | Republican | Marianne Moore | Republican | ||
7th | Brian Langley | Republican | Louis Luchini | Democrat | ||
8th | Kimberley Rosen | Republican | Kimberley Rosen | Republican | ||
9th | Geoffrey Gratwick | Democrat | Geoffrey Gratwick | Democrat | ||
10th | Andre Cushing III | Republican | Stacey Guerin | Republican | ||
11th | Michael Thibodeau | Republican | Erin Herbig | Democrat | ||
12th | David Miramant | Democrat | David Miramant | Democrat | ||
13th | Dana Dow | Republican | Dana Dow | Republican | ||
14th | Shenna Bellows | Democrat | Shenna Bellows | Democrat | ||
15th | Roger Katz | Republican | Matthew Pouliot | Republican | ||
16th | Scott Cyrway | Republican | Scott Cyrway | Republican | ||
17th | Tom Saviello | Republican | Russell Black | Republican | ||
18th | Lisa Keim | Republican | Lisa Keim | Republican | ||
19th | James Hamper | Republican | James Hamper | Republican | ||
20th | Eric Brakey | Republican | Ned Claxton | Democrat | ||
21st | Nate Libby | Democrat | Nate Libby | Democrat | ||
22nd | Garrett Mason | Republican | Jeffrey Timberlake | Republican | ||
23rd | Eloise Vitelli | Democrat | Eloise Vitelli | Democrat | ||
24th | Democrat | Democrat | ||||
25th | Cathy Breen | Democrat | Cathy Breen | Democrat | ||
26th | Bill Diamond | Democrat | Bill Diamond | Democrat | ||
27th | Ben Chipman | Democrat | Ben Chipman | Democrat | ||
28th | Mark Dion | Democrat | Heather Sanborn | Democrat | ||
29th | Rebecca Millett | Democrat | Rebecca Millett | Democrat | ||
30th | Amy Volk | Republican | Linda Sanborn | Democrat | ||
31st | Justin Chenette | Democrat | Justin Chenette | Democrat | ||
32nd | Susan Deschambault | Democrat | Susan Deschambault | Democrat | ||
33rd | David Woodsome | Republican | David Woodsome | Republican | ||
34th | Ronald Collins | Republican | Robert Foley | Republican | ||
35th | Dawn Hill | Democrat | Mark Lawrence | Democrat |
Close Races[]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 16, 0.80%
- State Senate district 30, 0.88%
- State Senate district 20, 1.32%
- State Senate district 2, 1.42%
- State Senate district 13, 1.92%
- State Senate district 34, 3.36% (Tipping point for supermajority)
- State Senate district 17, 9.04%
Detailed Results by Maine State Senate District[]
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 |
District 1[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Troy Dale Jackson (incumbent) | 8,793 | 60.74% | |
Republican | Michael Nadeau | 5,683 | 39.26% | |
Total votes | 14,476 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Carpenter (incumbent) | 7,433 | 50.71% | |
Republican | Karen Ann Reynolds | 7,226 | 49.29% | |
Total votes | 14,659 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bradlee Farrin | 8,876 | 60.37% | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Johnson | 5,827 | 39.63% | |
Total votes | 14,703 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul T. Davis (incumbent) | 9,895 | 65.94% | |
Democratic | Susan Mackey Andrews | 5,112 | 34.06% | |
Total votes | 15,007 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Dill (incumbent) | 8,789 | 58.57% | |
Republican | Debbi Perkins | 5,855 | 39.02% | |
Socialist | Maia Dendinger[a] | 1,124 | 7.49% | |
Total votes | 15,768 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marianne Moore | 8,979 | 61.33% | |
Democratic | Christina Therrien | 5,661 | 38.67% | |
Total votes | 14,640 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louis Luchini | 13,363 | 62.21% | |
Republican | Richard Malaby | 7,486 | 34.85% | |
Total votes | 21,482 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 8[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kimberley Rosen (incumbent) | 10,521 | 58.52% | |
Democratic | Beverly Uhlenhake | 7,458 | 41.48% | |
Total votes | 17,978 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Geoffrey Gratwick (incumbent) | 9,203 | 60.57% | |
Republican | James LaBrecque | 5,990 | 39.43% | |
Total votes | 15,193 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stacey Guerin | 10,431 | 66.16% | |
Democratic | William Lippincott | 5,336 | 33.84% | |
Total votes | 15,767 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Erin Herbig | 11,659 | 58.99% | |
Republican | Jayne Crosby Giles | 8,100 | 40.98% | |
Independent | Joseph H. Greenier[b] | 7 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 19,766 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 12[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Miramant (incumbent) | 12,467 | 63.42% | |
Republican | Wendy Pelletier | 7,192 | 36.58% | |
Total votes | 19,659 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Dow (incumbent) | 10,266 | 50.96% | |
Democratic | Laura Fortman | 9,881 | 49.04% | |
Total votes | 20,147 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shenna Bellows (incumbent) | 10,790 | 57.89% | |
Republican | Matthew Stone | 7,850 | 42.11% | |
Total votes | 18,640 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matthew Pouliot | 9,497 | 56.89% | |
Democratic | Kellie Julia | 7,197 | 43.11% | |
Total votes | 16,694 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Cyrway (incumbent) | 7,902 | 50.40% | |
Democratic | Karen Kusiak | 7,778 | 49.60% | |
Total votes | 15,680 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Russell Black | 9,715 | 54.52% | |
Democratic | Jan Collins | 8,105 | 45.48% | |
Total votes | 17,820 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 18[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lisa Keim (incumbent) | 10,966 | 65.45% | |
Democratic | James Wilfong | 5,789 | 34.55% | |
Total votes | 16,755 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Hamper (incumbent) | 10,167 | 58.33% | |
Democratic | Michael McKinney | 7,262 | 41.67% | |
Total votes | 17,429 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ned Claxton | 8,993 | 50.66% | |
Republican | Ellie Espling | 8,758 | 49.34% | |
Total votes | 17,751 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 21[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nate Libby (incumbent) | 8,210 | 60.42% | |
Republican | Nelson Peters, Jr. | 5,378 | 39.58% | |
Total votes | 13,588 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jeffrey Timberlake | 10,572 | 62.75% | |
Democratic | Lois Kilby-Chesley | 6,277 | 37.25% | |
Total votes | 16,849 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Eloise Vitelli (incumbent) | 11,580 | 57.70% | |
Republican | Richard Donaldson | 8,490 | 43.30% | |
Total votes | 20,070 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Everett "Brownie" Carson (incumbent) | 15,374 | 67.76% | |
Republican | Diana Garcia | 7,315 | 32.24% | |
Total votes | 22,689 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cathy Breen (incumbent) | 15,348 | 61.90% | |
Republican | Cathleen Nichols | 9,448 | 38.10% | |
Total votes | 24,796 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Diamond (incumbent) | 14,743 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,743 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Chipman (incumbent) | 14,729 | 74.75% | |
Independent | Crystal Canney[c] | 4,975 | 25.25% | |
Total votes | 19,704 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Heather Sanborn | 15,940 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,940 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rebecca Millett (incumbent) | 15,077 | 74.30% | |
Republican | George Van Syckel | 5,215 | 25.70% | |
Total votes | 20,292 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda Sanborn | 11,170 | 50.44% | |
Republican | Amy Volk (incumbent) | 10,975 | 49.66% | |
Total votes | 22,145 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 31[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Justin Chenette (incumbent) | 12,122 | 66.48% | |
Republican | Stavros Mendros | 6,113 | 33.52% | |
Total votes | 18,235 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Susan Deschambault (incumbent) | 10,620 | 62.63% | |
Republican | Scott Normandeau | 6,338 | 37.37% | |
Total votes | 16,958 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Woodsome (incumbent) | 9,030 | 58.91% | |
Democratic | John Tuttle | 6,298 | 41.09% | |
Total votes | 15,328 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 34[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Foley | 10,456 | 51.68% | |
Democratic | Thomas Wright | 9,776 | 48.32% | |
Total votes | 20,232 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark Lawrence | 13,408 | 62.48% | |
Republican | Michael Estes | 8,050 | 37.52% | |
Total votes | 21,458 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
- United States elections, 2018
- United States Senate election in Maine, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2018
- Maine gubernatorial election, 2018
- Maine House of Representatives election, 2018
- Maine Question 1, June 2018
References[]
- ^ "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Electoral Districts Based on the 2010 Census (2011 - 2021)". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Maine State Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Maine State Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Official Results - 2018 Maine State Senate elections". December 1, 2018.
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