The 2020 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election using instant-runoff voting being held on July 14, 2020, to elect the 130th Maine Senate . Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate will elect their senators. The elections will coincide with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President , U.S. Senate , U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives . Republicans only needed to gain four seats to win control of the chamber; they instead gained only one and lost another two, resulting in a net increase in the Democratic Party's majority.
The primary elections were held on July 14, 2020.
Background [ ]
In the 2018 Maine State Senate elections, Democrats gained control of Maine State Senate by a 21–14 margin. Before those elections, Republicans had controlled the chamber since 2014 Maine State Senate elections.
Results [ ]
Overview [ ]
↓
22
13
Democratic
Republican
Results[citation needed ]
Parties
Candidates
Popular Vote
Seats
Vote
%
2018
2020
+/−
Strength
Democratic
35
418,062
52.85%
21
22
1
62.86%
Republican
33
369,474
46.71%
14
13
1
37.14%
Independent
2
3,479
0.44%
0
0
0.00%
Total
70
791,015
100.00%
35
35
100.00%
Closest races [ ]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 13, 2.96% gain
District 34, 3.72% gain
District 20, 6.84%
District 11, 8.32%
District 30, 9.6%
Detailed results [ ]
Source: Official candidate listings.[1]
District 1 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Troy Dale Jackson (incumbent )
10,037
59.37
Republican
Brian Schaefer
7,485
40.63
Total votes
18,422
100.00
Democratic hold
District 2 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Harold Stewart
10,838
56.90
Democratic
Michael Carpenter (incumbent )
8,208
43.10
Total votes
19,705
100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
District 3 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 3
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bradlee Farrin (incumbent)
12,920
68.44
Democratic
Katherine Wilder
5,957
31.56
Total votes
18,877
100.00
Republican hold
District 4 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 4
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Paul T. Davis (Incumbent)
2,910
67.7%
Republican
Douglas Thomas
1,388
32.3%
Total votes
4,298
100.0%
General election
Republican
Paul T. Davis (Incumbent)
14,817
76.20
Democratic
David Ziemer
4,629
23.80
Total votes
19,446
100.00
Republican hold
District 5 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 5
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
James Dill (incumbent )
11,571
57.99
Republican
Christian Ireland
8,381
42.01
Total votes
19,952
100.00
Democratic hold
District 6 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 6
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Marianne Moore (incumbent)
11,853
62.82
Democratic
Jeffrey Lovit
6,793
37.18
Total votes
18,869
100.00
Republican hold
District 7 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 7
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brian Langley
2,817
72.3%
Republican
John Linnehan
1,081
27.7%
Total votes
3,898
100.0%
General election
Democratic
Louis Luchini (Incumbent)
14,280
55.02
Republican
Brian Langley
11,672
44.98
Total votes
25,952
100.00
Democratic hold
District 8 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Beverly Uhlenhake
2,256
67.6%
Democratic
Trudy Scee
1,080
32.4%
Total votes
3,336
100.0%
Republican
Kimberley Rosen (Incumbent)
2,082
50.6%
Republican
Lawrence Lockman
2,030
49.4%
Total votes
4,112
100.0%
General election
Republican
Kimberley Rosen (Incumbent)
13,113
57.83
Democratic
Beverly Uhlenhake
8,332
36.74
Independent
Teresa Montague
1,231
5.43
Total votes
22,676
100.00
Republican hold
District 9 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 9
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joe Baldacci
2,065
52.8%
Democratic
Victoria Kornfield
1,847
47.2%
Total votes
3,912
100.0%
General election
Democratic
Joe Baldacci
10,960
55.04
Republican
Sean Hinkley
6,706
33.67
Independent
Kristie Miner
2,248
11.29
Total votes
19,914
100.00
Democratic hold
District 10 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 10
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Stacey Guerin (incumbent)
14,508
69.80
Democratic
Frederick Austin
6,278
30.20
Total votes
20,786
100.00
Republican hold
District 11 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 11 - Round 1
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Glenn Curry
1,858
44.58%
Democratic
Robyn Stanicki
1,280
30.71%
Democratic
Charles Pattavina
1,030
24.71%
Total votes
4,168
100.00%
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 11 - Round 2
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Glenn Curry
2,244
56.74%
Democratic
Robyn Stanicki
1,711
43.26%
Democratic
Charles Pattavina
0
0.00%
Total votes
3,955
100.00%
General election
Democratic
Glenn Curry
12,789
54.16
Republican
Duncan Milne
10,826
45.84
Total votes
23,615
100.00
Democratic hold
District 12 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 12
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
David Miramant (incumbent )
14,049
57.60
Republican
Gordon Page
10,342
42.40
Total votes
24,391
100.00
Democratic hold
District 13 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 13
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Chloe Maxmin
12,806
51.48
Republican
Dana Dow (incumbent)
12,072
48.52
Total votes
24,878
100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
District 14 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 14
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Shenna Bellows (Incumbent)
4,285
90.9%
Democratic
Danielle Grondin-Stevens
431
9.1%
Total votes
4,716
100.0%
General election
Democratic
Shenna Bellows (Incumbent)
12,998
56.06
Republican
Mark Walker
10,189
43.94
Total votes
23,737
100.00
Democratic hold
District 15 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 15
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Matthew Pouliot (incumbent)
12,167
57.38
Democratic
Kalie Hess
9,039
42.62
Total votes
21,206
100.00
Republican hold
District 16 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Scott Cyrway (incumbent)
11,456
56.22
Democratic
Hilary Koch
8,920
43.78
Total votes
20,376
100.00
Republican hold
District 17 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 17
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Russell Black (incumbent)
12,776
58.58
Democratic
Jan Collins
9,032
41.42
Total votes
21,808
100.00
Republican hold
District 18 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 18
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lisa Keim (incumbent)
14,247
67.56
Democratic
Gabriel Perkins
6,840
32.44
Total votes
21,087
100.00
Republican hold
District 19 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 19
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Richard A. Bennett
13,581
59.61
Democratic
Katherine Branch
9,202
40.39
Total votes
22,783
100.00
Republican hold
District 20 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 20
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ned Claxton (incumbent )
11,884
53.42
Republican
Matthew Leonard
10,361
46.58
Total votes
22,245
100.00
Democratic hold
District 21 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 21
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Nathan Libby (incumbent )
10,171
59.64
Republican
Timothy Gallant
6,882
40.36
Total votes
17,053
100.00
Democratic hold
District 22 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 22
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeffrey Timberlake (incumbent)
13,270
60.65
Democratic
Martha Poliquin
8,610
39.35
Total votes
21,880
100.00
Republican hold
District 23 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 23
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Eloise Vitelli (incumbent )
13,810
55.84
Republican
Holly Kopp
10,922
44.16
Total votes
Democratic hold
District 24 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 24
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Matthea Daughtry
6,902
79.6%
Democratic
Stan Gerzofsky
1,769
20.4%
Total votes
8,671
100.0%
General election
Democratic
Matthea Daughtry
18,297
66.17
Republican
Brad Pattershall
9,353
33.83
Total votes
27,650
100.00
Democratic hold
District 25 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 25
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Catherine Breen (incumbent )
18,587
61.98
Republican
Jennifer White
11,404
38.02
Total votes
29,991
100.00
Democratic hold
District 26 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 26
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bill Diamond (incumbent )
14,267
60.75
Republican
Karen Lockwood
9,219
39.25
Total votes
23,486
100.00
Democratic hold
District 27 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 27
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Benjamin Chipman (Incumbent)
21,514
100.00
Total votes
21,514
100.00
Democratic hold
District 28 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 28
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Heather Sanborn (Incumbent)
20,173
100.00
Total votes
20,173
100.00
Democratic hold
District 29 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 29
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Anne Carney
4,931
57.6%
Democratic
Sari Greene
2,537
29.6%
Democratic
Eben Rose
1,098
12.8%
Total votes
8,566
100.0%
General election
Democratic
Anne Carney
16,847
67.21
Republican
Stephanie Anderson
8,221
32.79
Total votes
25,068
100.00
Democratic hold
District 30 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 30
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stacy Brenner
14,960
53.93
Republican
Sara Rivard
12,778
46.07
Total votes
27,738
100.00
Democratic hold
District 31 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 31
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Donna Bailey
13,266
54.65
Republican
Craig Pendleton[2]
11,007
45.35
Total votes
24,273
100.00
Democratic hold
District 32 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 32
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Susan Deschambault (incumbent )
12,838
57.18
Republican
Robert Daigle
9,612
42.82
Total votes
22,450
100.00
Democratic hold
District 33 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 33
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
David Woodsome (incumbent)
13,408
62.79
Democratic
Michael McKinney
7,947
37.21
Total votes
21,355
100.00
Republican hold
District 34 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 34
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph Rafferty
13,949
51.86
Republican
Michael Pardue
12,947
48.14
Total votes
26,896
100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
District 35 [ ]
2020 Maine State Senate election, District 35
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mark Lawrence (incumbent )
17,099
62.63
Republican
10,204
37.37
Total votes
27,303
100.00
Democratic hold
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Elections & Voting division of the Maine Secretary of State
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Maine" , Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Maine: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Maine" . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Maine 2019 & 2020 Elections" , Followthemoney.org
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