Maine's 9th State Senate district

Maine's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Joe Baldacci D – Bangor
Registration	30.4%  Democratic 21.4%  Republican 48.2%  No party preference
Population (2020)	38,218 [1]

Maine's 9th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joe Baldacci since 2020.

Geography

District 9 is made up of the city of Bangor and the town of Hermon, comprising a small part of Penobscot County. ^[2]

Penobscot County - 25.1% of county

Recent election results

Source: ^[3]

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci	9,055	59.2
	Republican	Suzette Furrow	6,253	40.8
Total votes			15,308	100.0
	Democratic hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci	11,601	58.6
	Republican	Richard Cyr	8,196	41.4
Total votes			19,797	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

Source: ^[4]

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Haskell	14,186	72.7
	Republican	Kirsten Martin	5,352	27.3
Total votes			19,538	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geoffrey Gratwick	7,583	51.1
	Republican	Beverly Ulenhake	6,676	45.3
	Blank votes	None	526	3.6
Total votes			14,741	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geoffrey Gratwick	10,962	58
	Republican	Laurence Willey	7,911	42
Total votes			18,873	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geoffrey Gratwick	9,203	60.6
	Republican	Beverly Ulenhake	5,990	39.4
Total votes			15,193	100
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci	10,960	55
	Republican	Sean Hinkley	6,706	33.7
	Independent	Teresa Montague	2,248	11.3
Total votes			19,940	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 9, 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 9 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. "Maine State Senate District 9 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.