2022 Maine Senate election
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The 2022 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election using instant-runoff voting being held on June 14, 2022, to elect the 131st Maine Senate. Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate elected their state senators. These elections coincided with those for governor, U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives. Republicans needed to gain five seats to win control of the chamber.[1]
Background
[edit]In the 2020 Maine State Senate elections, Democrats maintained control of the Maine State Senate with the exact same number of seats.
Retiring incumbents
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 5: Jim Dill retired due to term limits.
- District 12: David Miramant retired due to term limits.
- District 13: Chloe Maxmin retired.
- District 20: Ned Claxton retired.
- District 21: Nate Libby retired due to term limits.
- District 25: Cathy Breen retired due to term limits.
- District 26: William Diamond retired due to term limits.
- District 28: Heather Sanborn retired.
- District 32: Susan Deschambault retired due to term limits.
Republicans
[edit]- District 4: Paul Davis retired due to term limits.
- District 8: Kimberley Rosen retired due to term limits.
- District 16: Scott Cyrway retired due to term limits.
- District 33: David Woodsome retired due to term limits.
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Tossup | May 19, 2022 |
Results
[edit]Parties | Candidates | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Vote | % | 2020 | 2022 | +/− | Strength | |||
Democratic | 35 | 351,606 | 52.69% | 22 | 22 | ![]() | 62.86% | |
Republican | 35 | 313,379 | 46.96% | 13 | 13 | ![]() | 37.14% | |
Independent | 1 | 2,373 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.00% | |
Total | 71 | 667,358 | 100.00% | 35 | 35 | 100.00% |
Closest races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 20, 0.8% gain
- District 26, 1.8%
- District 16, 2% gain
- District 14, 4.8%
- District 1, 5.02%
- District 8, 5.7%
- District 33, 8.14%
- District 13, 9.4%
Summary of results
[edit]Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
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 |
District 1
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senate President Troy Jackson had represented the 1st district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Troy Jackson (incumbent) | 8,817 | 52.51% | |
Republican | Susan Bernard | 7,974 | 47.49% | |
Total votes | 16,791 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
[edit]Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Trey Stewart had represented the 2nd district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trey Stewart (incumbent) | 11,681 | 70.04% | |
Democratic | Danielle Feinberg | 4,997 | 29.96% | |
Total votes | 16,678 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Incumbent Republican Bradlee Farrin had represented the 3rd district since 2018. The district also includes the home of incumbent Republican Scott Cyrway, who had represented the 16th district since 2014. However, most of Cyrway's constituents remained in the 16th district. Cyrway was also term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bradlee Farrin (incumbent) | 11,220 | 65.56% | |
Democratic | Shawn Bean | 5,913 | 34.44% | |
Total votes | 17,113 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
[edit]The new 4th district includes the home of incumbent Republicans Paul Davis, who had represented the 4th district since 2014, and Stacey Guerin, who had represented the 10th district since 2018. Davis was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stacey Guerin (incumbent) | 13,321 | 70.11% | |
Democratic | Andrea Thurlow | 5,679 | 29.89% | |
Total votes | 19,000 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]The new 5th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Russell Black, who had represented the 17th district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russell Black (incumbent) | 10,737 | 54.98% | |
Democratic | Stanley Wheeler | 6,420 | 32.87% | |
Independent | Douglas Thomas | 2,373 | 12.15% | |
Total votes | 19,530 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
[edit]Incumbent Republican Marianne Moore had represented the 6th district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marianne Moore (incumbent) | 12,980 | 66.85% | |
Democratic | Jonathan Goble | 6,436 | 33.15% | |
Total votes | 19,416 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Louis Luchini had represented the 7th district from 2018 until his resignation on January 18, 2022. A special election on for this seat on the same day as the regularly scheduled primary election for the 2022 elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nicole Grohoski (incumbent) | 12,811 | 58.97% | |
Republican | Brian Langley | 8,913 | 41.03% | |
Total votes | 21,724 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8
[edit]The new 8th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Jim Dill, who had represented the 5th district since 2014. Dill was term-limited. Abe Furth and Mike Tipping sought the Democratic nomination. Eric Rojo and Grace Ann Tibbetts sought the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Tipping | 8,317 | 52.85% | |
Republican | Eric Rojo | 7,421 | 47.15% | |
Total votes | 15,738 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Joe Baldacci had represented the 9th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baldacci (incumbent) | 9,055 | 59.15% | |
Republican | Suzette Furrow | 6,253 | 40.85% | |
Total votes | 15,308 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
[edit]The new 10th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Kimberley Rosen, who had represented the 8th district since 2014. Rosen was term-limited. Robert Cross and State Representative Peter Lyford sought the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter Lyford | 11,522 | 56.11% | |
Democratic | Ralph Cammack | 9,011 | 43.89% | |
Total votes | 20,533 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Chip Curry had represented the 11th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glenn "Chip" Curry (incumbent) | 11,543 | 55.35% | |
Republican | MaryAnne Kinney | 9,312 | 44.65% | |
Total votes | 20,855 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12
[edit]Incumbent Democrat David Miramant had represented the 12th district since 2014. Miramant was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pinny Beebe-Center | 12,525 | 59.3% | |
Republican | Scott Rocknak | 8,597 | 40.7% | |
Total votes | 21,122 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Chloe Maxmin had represented the 13th district since 2020. Cameron Reny defeated David Levesque in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cameron Reny | 11,970 | 54.7% | |
Republican | Abden Simmons | 9,913 | 45.3% | |
Total votes | 21,883 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Craig Hickman had represented the 14th district since 2021.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Hickman (Incumbent) | 10,940 | 52.4% | |
Republican | Jeffery Hanley | 9,936 | 47.6% | |
Total votes | 20,876 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
[edit]Incumbent Republican Matthew Pouliot had represented the 15th district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matthew Pouliot (incumbent) | 10,241 | 57.75% | |
Democratic | Storme St. Valle | 7,491 | 42.25% | |
Total votes | 17,732 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 16
[edit]The new 16th district overlaps with much of the former 16th district, though its incumbent Scott Cyrway had his home drawn into the 3rd district. Mike Perkins defeated Mark Andre and Kevin Kitchin in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | David LaFountain | 8,349 | 51% | ||
Republican | Mike Perkins | 8,022 | 49% | ||
Total votes | 16,371 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 17
[edit]The new 17th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jeffrey Timberlake, who had represented the 22nd district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeffrey Timberlake (incumbent) | 11,989 | 65.84% | |
Democratic | Jo-Jean Keller | 6,220 | 34.16% | |
Total votes | 18,209 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 18
[edit]The new 18th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Rick Bennett, who had represented the 19th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Bennett (incumbent) | 11,931 | 62.46% | |
Democratic | Colin O'Neill | 7,171 | 37.54% | |
Total votes | 19,102 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 19
[edit]The new 19th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Lisa Keim, who had represented the 18th district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lisa Keim (incumbent) | 11,902 | 62.6% | |
Democratic | Matthew Bean | 7,111 | 37.4% | |
Total votes | 19,013 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Ned Claxton had represented the 20th district since 2018. Claxton did not seek re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Brakey | 9,064 | 50.4% | |
Democratic | Bettyann Sheats | 8,918 | 49.6% | |
Total votes | 17,982 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 21
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Nate Libby had represented the 21st district since 2014. Libby was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Margaret "Peggy" Rotundo | 7,754 | 58.57% | |
Republican | Ricky LaChapelle | 5,484 | 41.43% | |
Total votes | 13,238 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22
[edit]The new 22nd was an open seat which was expected to favor Republicans.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | James Libby | 11,334 | 60.3% | ||
Democratic | Michael McKinney | 7,463 | 39.7% | ||
Total votes | 18,797 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 23
[edit]The new 23rd district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Mattie Daughtry, who had represented the 24th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mattie Daughtry (incumbent) | 16,401 | 69.76% | |
Republican | Brogan Teel | 7,108 | 30.24% | |
Total votes | 23,509 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24
[edit]The new 24th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Eloise Vitelli, who had represented the 23rd district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eloise Vitelli (incumbent) | 12,620 | 58.04% | |
Republican | Matthew Brackley | 9,123 | 41.96% | |
Total votes | 21,743 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Cathy Breen had represented the 25th district since 2014. Breen was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Teresa Pierce | 15,315 | 63.39% | |
Republican | Jennifer White | 8,845 | 36.61% | |
Total votes | 24,160 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Bill Diamond had represented the 26th district since 2014. Diamond was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Timothy Nangle | 9,734 | 50.9% | |
Republican | Gary Plummer | 9,388 | 49.1% | |
Total votes | 19,122 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
[edit]The new 27th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Heather Sanborn, who had represented the 28th district since 2018. Sanborn did not seek re-election. Jill Duson was the Democratic nominee.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jill Duson | 14,225 | 77.88% | |
Republican | Jeffrey Tounge | 4,041 | 22.12% | |
Total votes | 18,266 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
[edit]The new 28th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Ben Chipman, who had represented the 27th district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Chipman (incumbent) | 15,551 | 87.34% | |
Republican | Susan Abercrombie | 2,254 | 12.66% | |
Total votes | 17,805 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Anne Carney had represented the 29th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anne Carney (incumbent) | 15,432 | 75.48% | |
Republican | John Lewis | 5,012 | 24.52% | |
Total votes | 20,444 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Stacy Brenner had represented the 30th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stacy Brenner (incumbent) | 12,685 | 62.03% | |
Republican | Timothy Thorsen | 7,766 | 37.97% | |
Total votes | 20,451 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Donna Bailey had represented the 31st district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donna Bailey (incumbent) | 11,244 | 59.02% | |
Republican | Sharri MacDonald | 7,806 | 40.98% | |
Total votes | 19,050 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Susan Deschambault had represented the 32nd district since 2016. Deschambault was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Ingwersen | 9,676 | 57.31% | |
Republican | David Corbett | 7,209 | 42.69% | |
Total votes | 16,885 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33
[edit]Incumbent Republican David Woodsome had represented the 33rd district since 2014. Woodsome was term-limited.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matthew Harrington | 8,509 | 54.07% | |
Democratic | Kendra Williams | 7,228 | 45.93% | |
Total votes | 15,737 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Joe Rafferty had represented the 34th district since 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Rafferty (incumbent) | 12,605 | 58.22% | |
Republican | Bradley Ducharme | 9,044 | 41.78% | |
Total votes | 21,649 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Mark Lawrence had represented the 35th district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Lawrence (incumbent) | 13,979 | 65% | |
Republican | Julie Rakic | 7,527 | 35% | |
Total votes | 21,506 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maine State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "November 8, 2022 General Election- Non-Ranked Choice Offices". State of Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.