Maine's 28th State Senate District

Maine's 28th State Senate district
Senator	Rachel Talbot Ross D – Portland
Population (2020)	38,236 [1]

Maine's 28th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Democrat Rachel Talbot Ross since 2024

Geography

District 28 represents a small part of Cumberland County, being entirely made up of the majority of its county seat (and most populous city of the state) of Portland. It also includes a portion of the water of the Gulf of Maine, namely Casco Bay. ^[2]

Cumberland County - 12.6% of county

Recent election results

Source: ^[3]

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Chipman	15,551	87.3
	Republican	Susan M. Abercrombie	2,254	12.7
Total votes			18,266	100.0
	Democratic hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Talbot Ross	18,524	100%
Total votes			18,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

Source: ^[4]

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Langley	10,953	51.1
	Democratic	David White	10,500	48.9
Total votes			21,453	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 28 ^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Haskel	11,934	66.1
	Green	Owen Hill	4,185	23.2
	Blank votes	None	1,923	10.7
Total votes			18,042	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Dion	15,375	71.4
	Republican	Karen Usher	6,161	28.4
Total votes			21,536	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Sanborn	15,940	81
	Write-in		3,729	19
Total votes			19,669	100
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Sanborn	20,173	100%
Total votes			20,173	100
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. This election was a Democratic Hold, as Alfond had been redistricted from the 9th district in early 2014

References

1. "State Senate District 28, 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 28 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. "Maine State Senate District 28 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.