Benjamin Collings
Benjamin Collings (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 114. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. He left office on December 3, 2024.
Collings (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 114. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Collings earned a bachelor's degree in social science from the University of Maine at Farmington. His career experience includes working as a political and business consultant.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Collings was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Collings was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Collings was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Insurance and Financial Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Benjamin Collings was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 114
Incumbent Benjamin Collings won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 114 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Benjamin Collings (D) | 100.0 | 3,347 |
| Total votes: 3,347 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Merrill (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 114
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Benjamin Collings in round 1 .
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Total votes: 632 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 114
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Merrill in round 1 .
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Total votes: 119 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Benjamin Collings defeated Susan M. Abercrombie and Carolyn Silvius in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Collings (D) | 67.8 | 3,489 |
| Susan M. Abercrombie (R) | 21.2 | 1,088 | ||
| Carolyn Silvius (G) | 11.0 | 567 | ||
| Total votes: 5,144 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Benjamin Collings in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,773 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Susan M. Abercrombie in round 1 .
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Total votes: 199 |
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Green primary election
Green Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Carolyn Silvius in round 1 .
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Total votes: 34 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Benjamin Collings defeated Susan M. Abercrombie in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Collings (D) | 77.7 | 3,293 |
| Susan M. Abercrombie (R) | 22.3 | 944 | ||
| Total votes: 4,237 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Benjamin Collings defeated April Fournier in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Collings | 78.5 | 547 |
| April Fournier | 21.5 | 150 | ||
| Total votes: 697 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42
Susan M. Abercrombie advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 42 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan M. Abercrombie | 100.0 | 241 | |
| Total votes: 241 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[2] Incumbent Peter Stuckey (D) did not seek re-election.
Benjamin Collings defeated Susan Abercrombie in the Maine House of Representatives District 42 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Benjamin Collings |
72.31% | 3,424 | |
| Republican | Susan Abercrombie | 27.69% | 1,311 | |
| Total Votes | 4,735 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Benjamin Collings ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Benjamin Collings (unopposed) | |
Susan Abercrombie ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Susan Abercrombie (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Benjamin Collings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Benjamin T. Collings," accessed February 7, 2023
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
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| Preceded by Randall Hall (R) |
Maine House of Representatives District 114 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Dylan Pugh (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 42 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Valli Geiger (D) |
