2022 Maine Senate election

2022 Maine Senate election
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All 35 seats in the Maine Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
	; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold Republican gain ; 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Senate President before election; Troy Jackson; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Troy Jackson; Democratic

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 Senate elected their state senators. These elections coincided with those for governor, U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives. Democrats retained their 23–12 advantage in the chamber.^[1]

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Parties		Candidates	Popular vote		Seats
Parties		Candidates	Vote	%	2020	2022	+/−	%
	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%

Senate district	Incumbent		Elected senator
1st^[4]	Troy Jackson	Dem	Troy Jackson	Dem
2nd^[5]	Trey Stewart	Rep	Trey Stewart	Rep
3rd^[6]	Brad Farrin	Rep	Brad Farrin	Rep
3rd^[6]	Scott Cyrway†^[a]	Rep	Brad Farrin	Rep
4th^[7]	Paul Davis†	Rep	Stacey Guerin	Rep
4th^[7]	Stacey Guerin^[b]	Rep	Stacey Guerin	Rep
5th^[8]	Russell Black^[c]	Rep	Russell Black	Rep
6th^[9]	Marianne Moore	Rep	Marianne Moore	Rep
7th^[10]	Nicole Grohoski	Dem	Nicole Grohoski	Dem
8th^[11]	Jim Dill†^[d]	Dem	Mike Tipping	Dem
9th^[12]	Joe Baldacci	Dem	Joe Baldacci	Dem
10th^[13]	Kimberley Rosen†^[e]	Rep	Peter Lyford	Rep
11th^[14]	Chip Curry	Dem	Chip Curry	Dem
12th^[15]	David Miramant†	Dem	Pinny Beebe-Center	Dem
13th^[16]	Chloe Maxmin†	Dem	Cameron Reny	Dem
14th^[17]	Craig Hickman	Dem	Craig Hickman	Dem
15th^[18]	Matthew Pouliot	Rep	Matthew Pouliot	Rep
16th^[19]	new seat		David LaFountain	Dem
17th^[20]	Jeff Timberlake^[f]	Rep	Jeff Timberlake	Rep
18th^[21]	Rick Bennett^[g]	Rep	Rick Bennett	Rep
19th^[22]	Lisa Keim^[h]	Rep	Lisa Keim	Rep
20th^[23]	Ned Claxton†	Dem	Eric Brakey	Rep
21st^[24]	Nate Libby†	Dem	Peggy Rotundo	Dem
22nd^[25]	new seat		James Libby	Rep
23rd^[26]	Mattie Daughtry^[i]	Dem	Mattie Daughtry	Dem
24th^[27]	Eloise Vitelli^[j]	Dem	Eloise Vitelli	Dem
25th^[28]	Catherine Breen†	Dem	Teresa Pierce	Dem
26th^[29]	William Diamond†	Dem	Tim Nangle	Dem
27th^[30]	Heather Sanborn†^[k]	Dem	Jill Duson	Dem
28th^[31]	Ben Chipman^[l]	Dem	Ben Chipman	Dem
29th^[32]	Anne Carney	Dem	Anne Carney	Dem
30th^[33]	Stacy Brenner	Dem	Stacy Brenner	Dem
31st^[34]	Donna Bailey	Dem	Donna Bailey	Dem
32nd^[35]	Susan Deschambault†	Dem	Henry Ingwersen	Dem
33rd^[36]	David Woodsome†	Rep	Matthew Harrington	Rep
34th^[37]	Joe Rafferty	Dem	Joe Rafferty	Dem
35th^[38]	Mark Lawrence	Dem	Mark Lawrence	Dem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Jackson, of Allagash (incumbent)	1,268	100.00
Total votes			1,268	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Bernard, of Caribou	1,687	100.00
Total votes			1,687	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Jackson, of Allagash (incumbent)	8,817	52.51
	Republican	Susan Bernard, of Caribou	7,974	47.49
Total votes			16,791	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Farnsworth,^[m] of Island Falls	656	100.00
Total votes			656	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Stewart, of Presque Isle (incumbent)	1,899	100.00
Total votes			1,899	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Stewart, of Presque Isle (incumbent)	11,681	70.04
	Democratic	Danielle Fienberg, of Presque Isle	4,997	29.96
Total votes			16,678	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shawn Bean, of Madison	938	100.00
Total votes			938	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Farrin, of Norridgewock (incumbent)	2,093	100.00
Total votes			2,093	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Farrin, of Norridgewock (incumbent)	11,220	65.39
	Democratic	Shawn Bean, of Madison	5,913	34.46
		scattering	25	0.15
Total votes			17,158	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Thurlow, of Atkinson Township	835	100.00
Total votes			835	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacey Guerin, of Glenburn (incumbent)	2,627	100.00
Total votes			2,627	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacey Guerin, of Glenburn (incumbent)	13,321	70.11
	Democratic	Andrea Thurlow, of Atkinson Township	5,679	29.89
Total votes			19,000	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Wheeler, of Farmington	1,110	100.00
Total votes			1,110	100.00

Maine State Senate 5th District general election, 2022^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Black, of Wilton (incumbent)	10,737	54.98
	Democratic	Stanley Wheeler, of Farmington	6,420	32.87
	Real Maine Independent	Douglas Thomas, of Ripley	2,373	12.15
Total votes			19,530	100.00
	Republican hold

Maine State Senate 6th District general election, 2022^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marianne Moore, of Calais (incumbent)	12,980	66.85
	Democratic	Jonathan Goble, of Cherryfield	6,436	33.15
Total votes			19,416	100.00
	Republican hold

Maine State Senate 7th District general election, 2022^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Grohoski, of Ellsworth (incumbent)	12,811	58.97
	Republican	Brian Langley, of Ellsworth	8,913	41.03
Total votes			21,724	100.00
	Democratic hold

Maine State Senate 8th District Democratic Party primary election, 2022^[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Tipping, of Orono	1,354	62.08
	Democratic	Abe Furth, of Old Town	827	37.92
Total votes			2,181	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Black, of Wilton (incumbent)	2,310	100.00
Total votes			2,310	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Goble, of Cherryfield	1,314	100.00
Total votes			1,314	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marianne Moore, of Calais (incumbent)	2,700	100.00
Total votes			2,700	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Grohoski, of Ellsworth	5,157	100.00
Total votes			5,157	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Langley, of Ellsworth	2,446	100.00
Total votes			2,446	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Rojo, of Lincoln	789	54.26
	Republican	Grace Ann Tibbetts, of Lincoln	665	45.74
Total votes			1,454	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Tipping, of Orono	8,317	52.85
	Republican	Eric Rojo, of Lincoln	7,421	47.15
Total votes			15,738	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci, of Bangor (incumbent)	1,524	100.00
Total votes			1,524	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Plowman,^[n] of Hermon	1,302	100.00
Total votes			1,302	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baldacci, of Bangor (incumbent)	9,055	59.15
	Republican	Suzette Furrow, of Bangor	6,253	40.85
Total votes			15,308	100.00
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Cammack, of Brewer	1,040	100.00
Total votes			1,040	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lyford, of Eddington	1,438	54.61
	Republican	Robert Cross, of Dedham	1,195	45.39
Total votes			2,633	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lyford, of Eddington	11,522	56.11
	Democratic	Ralph Cammack, of Brewer	9,011	43.89
Total votes			20,533	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chip Curry, of Belfast (incumbent)	1,818	100.00
Total votes			1,818	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	MaryAnne Kinney, of Knox	2,127	100.00
Total votes			2,127	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chip Curry, of Belfast (incumbent)	11,543	55.35
	Republican	MaryAnne Kinney, of Knox	9,312	44.65
Total votes			20,855	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center, of Rockland	2,889	100.00
Total votes			2,889	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Rocknak, of Camden	1,652	100.00
Total votes			1,652	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center, of Rockland	12,525	59.30
	Republican	Scott Rocknak, of Camden	8,597	40.70
Total votes			21,122	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron Reny, of Bristol	2,165	66.84
	Democratic	David Levesque, of Newcastle	1,074	33.16
Total votes			3,239	100.00