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.
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The primary elections were held on July 14, 2020.
Background edit
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.
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[1] | Lean D | October 21, 2020 |
Results edit
Overview edit
22 | 13 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Candidates | Popular Vote | Seats | |||||
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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 edit
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 edit
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 |
Source: Official candidate listings.[2]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harold "Trey" 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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% |
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eloise Vitelli (incumbent) | 13,810 | 55.84 | |
Republican | Holly Kopp | 10,922 | 44.16 | |
Total votes | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin Chipman (Incumbent) | 21,514 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 21,514 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather Sanborn (Incumbent) | 20,173 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 20,173 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Primary election | ||||
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stacy Brenner | 14,960 | 53.93 | |
Republican | Sara Rivard | 12,778 | 46.07 | |
Total votes | 27,738 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donna Bailey | 13,266 | 54.65 | |
Republican | Craig Pendleton[3] | 11,007 | 45.35 | |
Total votes | 24,273 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Lawrence (incumbent) | 17,099 | 62.63 | |
Republican | Bradley Moulton | 10,204 | 37.37 | |
Total votes | 27,303 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Maine State Senate 2020 Election Results". Tabulations for Elections held in 2020 November 3, 2020 General Election. Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
External links edit
- 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)
- Maine 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets