2022 Maine Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Maine State Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Troy Jackson Trey Stewart Party Democratic Republican Leader since December 7, 2016 November 10, 2022 Leader's seat 1st – Allagash 2nd – Presque Isle Seats before 22 13 Seats after 22 13 Seat change Popular vote 351,606 313,379 Percentage 52.7% 47.0% Swing 0.2% 0.3%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Senate President before election Troy Jackson Democratic Elected Senate President Troy Jackson Democratic

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The 2022 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election using instant-runoff voting being held on June 14, 2022, to elect the 131st Maine Senate. Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate elected elect their state senators. The elections coincided with the elections for governor, U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives. Republicans needed to gain five seats to win control of the chamber.^[1]

Background[edit]

In the 2020 Maine State Senate elections, Democrats maintained control of Maine State Senate with the exact same number of seats.

Retiring incumbents[edit]

Democrats[edit]

District 5: Jim Dill retired due to term limits.

District 12: David Miramant retired due to term limits.

District 13: Chloe Maxmin retired.

District 20: Ned Claxton retired.

District 21: Nate Libby retired due to term limits.

District 25: Cathy Breen retired due to term limits.

District 26: William Diamond retired due to term limits.

District 28: Heather Sanborn retired.

District 32: Susan Deschambault retired due to term limits.

Republicans[edit]

District 4: Paul Davis retired due to term limits.

District 8: Kimberley Rosen retired due to term limits.

District 16: Scott Cyrway retired due to term limits.

District 33: David Woodsome retired due to term limits.

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Tossup	May 19, 2022

Results[edit]

Results^[3]

Parties		Candidates	Popular Vote		Seats
			Vote	%	2020	2022	+/−	Strength
	Democratic	35	351,606	52.69%	22	22		62.86%
	Republican	35	313,379	46.96%	13	13		37.14%
	Independent	1	2,373	0.36%	0	0		0.00%
Total		71	667,358	100.00%	35	35		100.00%

Closest races[edit]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 20, 0.8% gain
2. District 26, 1.8%
3. District 16, 2% gain
4. District 14, 4.8%
5. District 1, 5.02%
6. District 8, 5.7%
7. District 33, 8.14%
8. District 13, 9.4%

Summary of results[edit]

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party, bold text denotes a gain for a party.
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1st	Troy Jackson		Dem	Troy Jackson		Dem
2nd	Trey Stewart		Rep	Trey Stewart		Rep
3rd	Bradlee Farrin		Rep	Bradlee Farrin		Rep
	Scott Cyrway[a]		Rep
4th	Paul Davis†		Rep	Stacey Guerin		Rep
	Stacey Guerin[b]		Rep
5th	Russell Black[c]		Rep	Russell Black		Rep
6th	Marianne Moore		Rep	Marianne Moore		Rep
7th	Nicole Grohoski		Dem	Nicole Grohoski		Dem
8th	Jim Dill†[d]		Dem	Mike Tipping		Dem
9th	Joe Baldacci		Dem	Joe Baldacci		Dem
10th	Kimberly Rosen†[e]		Rep	Peter Lyford		Rep
11th	Chip Curry		Dem	Chip Curry		Dem
12th	David Miramant†		Dem	Pinny Beebe-Center		Dem
13th	Chloe Maxmin†		Dem	Cameron Reny		Dem
14th	Craig Hickman		Dem	Craig Hickman		Dem
15th	Matthew Pouliot		Rep	Matthew Pouliot		Rep
16th	New Seat			David LaFountain		Dem
17th	Jeffrey Timberlake[f]		Rep	Jeffrey Timberlake		Rep
18th	Rick Bennett		Rep	Rick Bennett		Rep
19th	Lisa Keim		Rep	Lisa Keim		Rep
20th	Ned Claxton†		Dem	Eric Brakey		Rep
21st	Nate Libby†		Dem	Margaret Rotundo		Dem
22nd	New Seat			James Libby		Rep
23rd	Mattie Daughtry		Dem	Mattie Daughtry		Dem
24th	Eloise Vitelli		Dem	Eloise Vitelli		Dem
25th	Catherine Breen†		Dem	Teresa Pierce		Dem
26th	Bill Diamond†		Dem	Timothy Nangle		Dem
27th	Heather Sanborn†		Dem	Jill Duson		Dem
28th	Ben Chipman		Dem	Ben Chipman		Dem
29th	Anne Carney		Dem	Anne Carney		Dem
30th	Stacy Brenner		Dem	Stacy Brenner		Dem
31st	Donna Bailey		Dem	Donna Bailey		Dem
32nd	Susan Deschambault†		Dem	Henry Ingwersen		Dem
33rd	David Woodsome†		Rep	Matthew Harrington		Rep
34th	Joe Rafferty		Dem	Joe Rafferty		Dem
35th	Mark Lawrence		Dem	Mark Lawrence		Dem

Detailed results[edit]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35

District 1[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Senate President Troy Jackson has represented the 1st district since 2016.

Maine State Senate 1st District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Jackson (incumbent)	8,817	52.51%
	Republican	Susan Bernard	7,974	47.49%
Total votes			16,791	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Trey Stewart has represented the 2nd district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 2nd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Stewart (incumbent)	11,681	70.04%
	Democratic	Danielle Feinberg	4,997	29.96%
Total votes			16,678	100%
	Republican hold

District 3[edit]

Incumbent Republican Bradlee Farrin has represented the 3rd district since 2018. The district also includes the home of incumbent Republican Scott Cyrway, who has represented the 16th district since 2014, however, most of Cyrway's constituents remained in the 16th district. Cyrway is also term-limited.

Maine State Senate 3rd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradlee Farrin (incumbent)	11,220	65.56%
	Democratic	Shawn Bean	5,913	34.44%
Total votes			17,113	100%
	Republican hold

District 4[edit]

The new 4th district includes the home of incumbent Republicans Paul Davis, who has represented the 4th district since 2014, and Stacey Guerin, who has represented the 10th district since 2018. Davis is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 4th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacey Guerin (incumbent)	13,321	70.11%
	Democratic	Andrea Thurlow	5,679	29.89%
Total votes			19,000	100%
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

The new 5th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Russell Black, who has represented the 17th district since 2018.

Maine State Senate 5th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Black (incumbent)	10,737	54.98%
	Democratic	Stanley Wheeler	6,420	32.87%
	Independent	Douglas Thomas	2,373	12.15%
Total votes			19,530	100%
	Republican hold

District 6[edit]

Incumbent Republican Marianne Moore has represented the 6th district since 2018.

Maine State Senate 6th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marianne Moore (incumbent)	12,980	66.85%
	Democratic	Jonathan Goble	6,436	33.15%
Total votes			19,416	100%
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Louis Luchini had represented the 7th district from 2018 until his resignation on January 18, 2022. A special election on for this seat on the same day as the regularly scheduled primary election for the 2022 elections.

Maine State Senate 7th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Grohoski (incumbent)	12,811	58.97%
	Republican	Brian Langley	8,913	41.03%
Total votes			21,724	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8[edit]

The new 8th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Jim Dill, who has represented the 5th district since 2014. Dill is term-limited. Abe Furth and Mike Tipping are seeking the Democratic nomination. Eric Rojo and Grace Ann Tibbetts are seeking the Republican nomination.

Maine State Senate 8th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Tipping	8,317	52.85%
	Republican	Eric Rojo	7,421	47.15%
Total votes			15,738	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Joe Baldacci has represented the 9th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci (incumbent)	9,055	59.15%
	Republican	Suzette Furrow	6,253	40.85%
Total votes			15,308	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

The new 10th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Kimberley Rosen, who has represented the 8th district since 2014. Rosen is term-limited. Robert Cross and State Representative Peter Lyford are seeking the Republican nomination.

Maine State Senate 10th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lyford	11,522	56.11%
	Democratic	Ralph Cammack	9,011	43.89%
Total votes			20,533	100%
	Republican hold

District 11[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Chip Curry has represented the 11th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 11th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn "Chip" Curry (incumbent)	11,543	55.35%
	Republican	MaryAnne Kinney	9,312	44.65%
Total votes			20,855	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12[edit]

Incumbent Democrat David Miramant has represented the 12th district since 2014. Miramant is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 12th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	12,525	59.3%
	Republican	Scott Rocknak	8,597	40.7%
Total votes			21,122	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Chloe Maxmin has represented the 13th district since 2020. Cameron Reny defeated David Levesque in the Democratic primary.

Maine State Senate 13th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron Reny	11,970	54.7%
	Republican	Abden Simmons	9,913	45.3%
Total votes			21,883	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Craig Hickman has represented the 14th district since 2021.

Maine State Senate 14th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Hickman (Incumbent)	10,940	52.4%
	Republican	Jeffery Hanley	9,936	47.6%
Total votes			20,876	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

Incumbent Republican Matthew Pouliot has represented the 15th district since 2018.

Maine State Senate 15th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Pouliot (incumbent)	10,241	57.75%
	Democratic	Storme St. Valle	7,491	42.25%
Total votes			17,732	100%
	Republican hold

District 16[edit]

The new 16th district overlaps with much of the former 16th district, though its incumbent Scott Cyrway had his home drawn into the 3rd district. Mike Perkins defeated Mark Andre and Kevin Kitchin in the Republican primary.

Maine State Senate 16th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David LaFountain	8,349	51%
	Republican	Mike Perkins	8,022	49%
Total votes			16,371	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 17[edit]

The new 17th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jeffrey Timberlake, who has represented the 22nd district since 2018.

Maine State Senate 17th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey Timberlake (incumbent)	11,989	65.84%
	Democratic	Jo-Jean Keller	6,220	34.16%
Total votes			18,209	100%
	Republican hold

District 18[edit]

The new 18th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Rick Bennett, who has represented the 19th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 18th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Bennett (incumbent)	11,931	62.46%
	Democratic	Colin O'Neill	7,171	37.54%
Total votes			19,102	100%
	Republican hold

District 19[edit]

The new 19th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Lisa Keim, who has represented the 18th district since 2016.

Maine State Senate 19th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Keim (incumbent)	11,902	62.6%
	Democratic	Matthew Bean	7,111	37.4%
Total votes			19,013	100%
	Republican hold

District 20[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Ned Claxton has represented the 20th district since 2018. Claxton isn't seeking re-election.

Maine State Senate 20th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Brakey	9,064	50.4%
	Democratic	Bettyann Sheats	8,918	49.6%
Total votes			17,982	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 21[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Nate Libby has represented the 21st district since 2014. Libby is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 21st District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret "Peggy" Rotundo	7,754	58.57%
	Republican	Ricky LaChapelle	5,484	41.43%
Total votes			13,238	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22[edit]

The new 22nd is an open seat which is expected to favor Republicans.

Maine State Senate 22nd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Libby	11,334	60.3%
	Democratic	Michael McKinney	7,463	39.7%
Total votes			18,797	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 23[edit]

The new 23rd district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Mattie Daughtry, who has represented the 24th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 23rd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mattie Daughtry (incumbent)	16,401	69.76%
	Republican	Brogan Teel	7,108	30.24%
Total votes			23,509	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

The new 24th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Eloise Vitelli, who has represented the 23rd district since 2016.

Maine State Senate 24th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Vitelli (incumbent)	12,620	58.04%
	Republican	Matthew Brackley	9,123	41.96%
Total votes			21,743	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Cathy Breen has represented the 25th district since 2014. Breen is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 25th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Pierce	15,315	63.39%
	Republican	Jennifer White	8,845	36.61%
Total votes			24,160	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Bill Diamond has represented the 26th district since 2014. Diamond is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 26th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Nangle	9,734	50.9%
	Republican	Gary Plummer	9,388	49.1%
Total votes			19,122	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27[edit]

The new 27th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Heather Sanborn, who has represented the 28th district since 2018. Sanborn isn't seeking re-election. Jill Duson is the Democratic nominee.

Maine State Senate 27th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Duson	14,225	77.88%
	Republican	Jeffrey Tounge	4,041	22.12%
Total votes			18,266	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28[edit]

The new 28th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Ben Chipman, who has represented the 27th district since 2016.

Maine State Senate 28th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chipman (incumbent)	15,551	87.34%
	Republican	Susan Abercrombie	2,254	12.66%
Total votes			17,805	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Anne Carney has represented the 29th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 29th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Carney (incumbent)	15,432	75.48%
	Republican	John Lewis	5,012	24.52%
Total votes			20,444	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Stacy Brenner has represented the 30th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 30th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stacy Brenner (incumbent)	12,685	62.03%
	Republican	Timothy Thorsen	7,766	37.97%
Total votes			20,451	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Donna Bailey has represented the 31st district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 31st District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Bailey (incumbent)	11,244	59.02%
	Republican	Sharri MacDonald	7,806	40.98%
Total votes			19,050	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Susan Deschambault has represented the 32nd district since 2016. Deschambault is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 32nd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Ingwersen	9,676	57.31%
	Republican	David Corbett	7,209	42.69%
Total votes			16,885	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33[edit]

Incumbent Republican David Woodsome has represented the 33rd district since 2014. Woodsome is term-limited.

Maine State Senate 33rd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Harrington	8,509	54.07%
	Democratic	Kendra Williams	7,228	45.93%
Total votes			15,737	100%
	Republican hold

District 34[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Joe Rafferty has represented the 34th district since 2020.

Maine State Senate 34th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Rafferty (incumbent)	12,605	58.22%
	Republican	Bradley Ducharme	9,044	41.78%
Total votes			21,649	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Mark Lawrence has represented the 35th district since 2018.

Maine State Senate 35th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Lawrence (incumbent)	13,979	65%
	Republican	Julie Rakic	7,527	35%
Total votes			21,506	100%
	Democratic hold

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See also[edit]

• 2022 Maine elections

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