Maine's 3rd State Senate district

Maine's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Brad Farrin R – Somerset County
Registration	35.4%  Republican 17%  Democratic 47.6%  No party preference
Population (2020)	39,749 [1]

Maine's 3rd State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brad Farrin since 2018.

Geography

District 3 includes small parts of the counties of Kennebec, Penobscot, and Somerset. ^[2] Kennebec County - 5% of county Penobscot County - 5.3% of county Somerset County - 50.6% of county

Kennebec:

Towns:

• Benton
• Clinton
• Unity

Penobscot:

Towns:

• Dixmont
• Etna
• Newport
• Plymouth
• Stetson

Somerset:

Towns:

• Canaan
• Detroit
• Madison
• Norridgewock
• Palmyra
• Pittsfield
• Skowhegan

Recent election results

Source: ^[3]

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Farrin	11,681	65.4
	Democratic	Sean Bean	4,997	30
	Write-in	Multiple candidates	25	0.1
Total votes			17,158	100
	Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Farrin	14,088	67.6
	Democratic	Ethan S. Brownell	6,740	32.4
Total votes			20,828	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical election results

Source: ^[4]

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tuttle	11,070	61.9
	Republican	Bradford Littlefield	6,801	38.1
Total votes			20,414	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Whittemore	10,103	63.1
	Democratic	Craig Heavey	5,004	31.2
	Blank votes	None	907	5.7
Total votes			16,014	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Whittemore	9,981	53.8
	Democratic	Jeffrey McCabe	8,557	46.2
Total votes			18,538	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Farrin	8,876	60.4
	Democratic	Jeffrey Johnson	5,827	39.6
Total votes			14,703	100
	Republican hold

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Stewart	10,838	56.8
	Democratic	Michael E. Carpenter	7,485	43
	Green	Henry John Bear (Write in)	34	0.2
Total votes			19,080	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

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