Maine's 23rd State Senate district

Maine's 23rd State Senate district
Senator	Mattie Daughtry D – Brunswick
Population (2020)	40,367 [1]

Maine's 23rd State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by President of the Maine Senate, Democrat Mattie Daughtry since 2022

Geography

District 23 is made up of the eastern corner of Cumberland County. ^[2]

Cumberland County - 13.3% of county

Towns:

• Brunswick
• Chebeague Island
• Freeport
• Harpswell
• Pownal
• (Part of) Yarmouth

Recent election results ^[3]

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mattie Daughtry	18,898	69
	Republican	Michael J. Lawler	8,489	31
Total votes			12,599	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mattie Daughtry	16,401	69.8
	Republican	Brogan Teel	7,108	30.2
Total votes			23,509	100.0
	Democratic hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results ^[4]

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Vitelli	13,810	55.8
	Republican	Holly Kopp	10,922	44.2
Total votes			24,732	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Vitelli	11,580	57.7
	Republican	Richard Donaldson	8,490	32.3
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Vitelli	12,038	52.9
	Republican	Guy Lebida	10,712	47.1
Total votes			22,750	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014 ^[a]

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Baker	8,916	45.3
	Democratic	Eloise Vitelli	7,880	40
	Green	Alice Knapp	2,243	11.4
	Blank votes	None	652	3.3
Total votes			19,691	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Thibodeau	10,747	53.6
	Democratic	Glenn Curry	9,306	46.4
Total votes			20,053	100
	Republican hold

Notes

1. This election was a Republican gain, as Vitelli had been redistricted from the 19th district in early 2014

References

1. "State Senate District 23, 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 23 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. "Maine State Senate District 23 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.