Maine's 17th State Senate district

Maine's 17th State Senate district
Senator	Jeff Timberlake R – Turner
Population (2020)	39,116 [1]

Maine's 17th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jeff Timberlake since 2022.

Geography

District 17 represents the northern half of Androscoggin County. It also includes the towns of Fayette and Litchfield of Kennebec County ^[2]

Androscoggin County - 30.6% of county

Kennebec County - 3.8% of county

Androscoggin:

Towns:

• Greene
• Leeds
• Lisbon
• Livermore
• Livermore Falls
• Sabattus
• Turner
• Wales

Kennebec:

Towns:

• Fayette
• Litchfield

Recent election results ^[3]

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Timberlake	14,751	67.8
	Democratic	Thomas Watson	7,005	32.7
Total votes			21,756	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Timberlake	11,989	65.8
	Democratic	Jo-Jean Keller	6,220	34.2
Total votes			18,209	100.0
	Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results ^[4]

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Black	12,776	58.6
	Democratic	Jan Collins	9,032	41.4
Total votes			21,808	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Black	9,715	54.5
	Democratic	Jan Collins	8,105	45.5
Total votes			17,820	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Saviello	14,975	72.2
	Democratic	Joanne Dunlap	5,752	27.8
Total votes			20,727	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Saviello	12,529	69.5
	Democratic	Joanne Dunlap	4,869	27
	Blank votes	None	637	3.5
Total votes			18,035	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garrett Mason	9,818	50.1
	Democratic	Colleen Quint	9,790	49.9
Total votes			19,608	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 17, ME". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
2. "Senate Districts - Maine State Legislature". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
3. "Maine State Senate District 17 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. "Maine State Senate District 17 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.