Maine's 8th State Senate district

Maine's 8th State Senate district
Senator	Mike Tipping D – Orono
Registration	26.3%  Democratic 25.9%  Republican 43.8%  No party preference
Population (2020)	38,953 [1]

Maine's 8th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Mike Tipping since 2022.

Geography

District 8 represents a small part of Penobscot County. ^[2]

Penobscot County - 25% of county

Penobscot:

City:

• Old Town

Towns:

• Alton
• Argyle
• Burlington
• Brooksville
• Carroll Plantation
• Edinburg
• Enfield
• Greenbush
• Howland
• Indian Island
• Lagrange
• Lakeville
• Lee
• Lincoln
• Lowell
• Milford
• Orono
• Passadumkeag
• Springfield
• Veazie
• Webster Plantation
• Winn

Recent election results

Source: ^[3]

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Tipping	8,317	52.8
	Republican	Eric Rojo	7,421	47.2
Total votes			15,738	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Tipping	10,240	50.3
	Republican	Leo C. Kenney	10,108	47
Total votes			20,348	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

Source: ^[4]

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Alfond	12,672	70.8
	Green	Asher Platts	5,185	29
	Republican	John M. Brown	48	0.3
Total votes			17,905	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberley Rosen	9,671	53.5
	Democratic	Paul P. Davis	7,569	41.9
	Blank votes	None	836	4.6
Total votes			18,076	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberley Rosen	Unopposed	100%
Total votes			N/A
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberley Rosen	10,521	58.5
	Democratic	Beverly Ulenhake	7,458	41.5
Total votes			17,979	100
	Republican hold

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberley Rosen	13,113	57.8
	Democratic	Beverly Ulenhake	8,332	36.7
	Independent	Teresa Montague	1,231	5.4
Total votes			22,676	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 8, 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 8 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. "Maine State Senate District 8 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.