2018 Maine Senate election

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2018 Maine Senate election
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  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  

All 35 seats in the Maine Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Troy Jackson Michael Thibodeau
(term-limited)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 1st 11th
Last election1718
Seats before1718
Seats won2114
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote347,752268,735
Percentage55.9%43.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.3%Decrease2.svg6.0%

2018 Maine Senate election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Senate President before election

Michael Thibodeau
Republican

Elected Senate President

Troy Jackson
Democratic

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.

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A primary election on June 12, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. 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 PartyElected SenatorParty
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 Everett "Brownie" Carson Democrat Everett "Brownie" Carson 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

[3]

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 16, 0.80%
  2. State Senate district 30, 0.88%
  3. State Senate district 20, 1.32%
  4. State Senate district 2, 1.42%
  5. State Senate district 13, 1.92%
  6. State Senate district 34, 3.36% (tipping point for supermajority)
  7. State Senate district 17, 9.04%

Detailed results by Maine State Senate district

[4] [5]

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35

District 1

Maine Senate district 1 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Troy Dale Jackson (incumbent) 8,793 60.74%
Republican Michael Nadeau5,68339.26%
Total votes14,476 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Maine Senate district 2 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Carpenter (incumbent) 7,433 50.71%
Republican Karen Ann Reynolds7,22649.29%
Total votes14,659 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Maine Senate district 3 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bradlee Farrin 8,876 60.37%
Democratic Jeffrey Johnson5,82739.63%
Total votes14,703 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Maine Senate district 4 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul T. Davis (incumbent) 9,895 65.94%
Democratic Susan Mackey Andrews5,11234.06%
Total votes15,007 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Maine Senate district 5 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Dill (incumbent) 8,789 58.57%
Republican Debbi Perkins5,85539.02%
Socialist Maia Dendinger [lower-alpha 1] 1,1247.49%
Total votes15,768 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Maine Senate district 6 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marianne Moore 8,979 61.33%
Democratic Christina Therrien5,66138.67%
Total votes14,640 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Maine Senate district 7 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Louis Luchini 13,363 62.21%
Republican Richard Malaby7,48634.85%
Total votes21,482 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

Maine Senate district 8 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kimberley Rosen (incumbent) 10,521 58.52%
Democratic Beverly Uhlenhake7,45841.48%
Total votes17,978 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Maine Senate district 9 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Geoffrey Gratwick (incumbent) 9,203 60.57%
Republican James LaBrecque5,99039.43%
Total votes15,193 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

Maine Senate district 10 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stacey Guerin 10,431 66.16%
Democratic William Lippincott5,33633.84%
Total votes15,767 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Maine Senate district 11 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erin Herbig 11,659 58.99%
Republican Jayne Crosby Giles8,10040.98%
Independent Joseph H. Greenier [lower-alpha 2] 70.03%
Total votes19,766 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

Maine Senate district 12 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Miramant (incumbent) 12,467 63.42%
Republican Wendy Pelletier7,19236.58%
Total votes19,659 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

Maine Senate district 13 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dana Dow (incumbent) 10,266 50.96%
Democratic Laura Fortman 9,88149.04%
Total votes20,147 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

Maine Senate district 14 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shenna Bellows (incumbent) 10,790 57.89%
Republican Matthew Stone7,85042.11%
Total votes18,640 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Maine Senate district 15 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matthew Pouliot 9,497 56.89%
Democratic Kellie Julia7,19743.11%
Total votes16,694 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Maine Senate district 16 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Cyrway (incumbent) 7,902 50.40%
Democratic Karen Kusiak7,77849.60%
Total votes15,680 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Maine Senate district 17 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russell Black 9,715 54.52%
Democratic Jan Collins8,10545.48%
Total votes17,820 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

Maine Senate district 18 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lisa Keim (incumbent) 10,966 65.45%
Democratic James Wilfong5,78934.55%
Total votes16,755 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

Maine Senate district 19 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Hamper (incumbent) 10,167 58.33%
Democratic Michael McKinney7,26241.67%
Total votes17,429 100.0
Republican hold

District 20

Maine Senate district 20 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ned Claxton 8,993 50.66%
Republican Ellie Espling 8,75849.34%
Total votes17,751 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 21

Maine Senate district 21 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nate Libby (incumbent) 8,210 60.42%
Republican Nelson Peters, Jr.5,37839.58%
Total votes13,588 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

Maine Senate district 22 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeffrey Timberlake 10,572 62.75%
Democratic Lois Kilby-Chesley6,27737.25%
Total votes16,849 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

Maine Senate district 23 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eloise Vitelli (incumbent) 11,580 57.70%
Republican Richard Donaldson8,49043.30%
Total votes20,070 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Maine Senate district 24 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Everett "Brownie" Carson (incumbent) 15,374 67.76%
Republican Diana Garcia7,31532.24%
Total votes22,689 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Maine Senate district 25 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathy Breen (incumbent) 15,348 61.90%
Republican Cathleen Nichols9,44838.10%
Total votes24,796 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26

Maine Senate district 26 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Diamond (incumbent) 14,743 100.0
Total votes14,743 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

Maine Senate district 27 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Chipman (incumbent) 14,729 74.75%
Independent Crystal Canney [lower-alpha 3] 4,97525.25%
Total votes19,704 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

Maine Senate district 28 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Heather Sanborn 15,940 100.0
Total votes15,940 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

Maine Senate district 29 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Millett (incumbent) 15,077 74.30%
Republican George Van Syckel5,21525.70%
Total votes20,292 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30

Maine Senate district 30 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Sanborn 11,170 50.44%
Republican Amy Volk (incumbent)10,97549.66%
Total votes22,145 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

Maine Senate district 31 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Justin Chenette (incumbent) 12,122 66.48%
Republican Stavros Mendros 6,11333.52%
Total votes18,235 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

Maine Senate district 32 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan Deschambault (incumbent) 10,620 62.63%
Republican Scott Normandeau6,33837.37%
Total votes16,958 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

Maine Senate district 33 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Woodsome (incumbent) 9,030 58.91%
Democratic John Tuttle6,29841.09%
Total votes15,328 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

Maine Senate district 34 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Foley 10,456 51.68%
Democratic Thomas Wright9,77648.32%
Total votes20,232 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

Maine Senate district 35 general election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Lawrence 13,408 62.48%
Republican Michael Estes8,05037.52%
Total votes21,458 100.0
Democratic hold
  1. Listed on ballot as "Maine Socialist Party."
  2. Qualified write-in candidate
  3. Listed on ballot as "Unenrolled, Independent."

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