Bradley Ducharme

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Bradley Ducharme

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Bradley Ducharme (Republican Party) (also known as Scott) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 34. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 34

Incumbent Joseph Rafferty defeated Bradley Ducharme in the general election for Maine State Senate District 34 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Rafferty (D)	55.8	15,064
	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme (R)	44.2	11,941

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,005
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 34

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Rafferty in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Joseph Rafferty	100	3,350	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,350
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 34

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bradley Ducharme in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme	100	2,418	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,418
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ducharme in this election.

Pledges

Ducharme signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 34

Incumbent Joseph Rafferty defeated Bradley Ducharme in the general election for Maine State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Rafferty (D)	58.2	12,605
	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme (R)	41.8	9,044

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,649
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 34

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Rafferty in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Joseph Rafferty	100	2,541	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,541
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 34

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bradley Ducharme in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme	100	1,751	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,751
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2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Christopher Babbidge defeated Todd DiFede in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Babbidge (D)	64.6	4,310
		Todd DiFede (R)	35.4	2,364

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,674
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Babbidge in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Babbidge	100	1,666	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,666
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Todd DiFede in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Todd DiFede	67.9	410	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme	32.1	194	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 604
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Christopher Babbidge defeated Bradley Ducharme in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Babbidge (D)	65.1	3,501
	Submit photo	Bradley Ducharme (R)	34.9	1,879

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,380 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Susan Krytko (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Christopher Babbidge advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Babbidge	100.0	1,214

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,214
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8

Susan Krytko advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 8 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Krytko	100.0	672

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 672
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 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.

Incumbent Christopher Babbidge defeated Bradley Ducharme in the Maine House of Representatives District 8 general election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Babbidge Incumbent	63.26%	3,803
	Republican	Bradley Ducharme	36.74%	2,209
Total Votes				6,012
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Incumbent Christopher Babbidge ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Christopher Babbidge Incumbent (unopposed)

John Kotsonis ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John Kotsonis  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Bradley Ducharme did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bradley Ducharme did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Bradley Ducharme campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine State Senate District 34	Lost general	$79,954	$79,804
2022	Maine State Senate District 34	Lost general	$70,493	$70,493
2018	Maine House of Representatives District 8	Lost general	$2,850	N/A**
Grand total			$153,297	$150,297
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Minority Leader:Harold Stewart

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)