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Democratic Party primaries in Maine, 2020

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Democratic Party primaries, 2020

Maine Democratic Party.jpg

Primary Date
July 14, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Maine
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Maine on July 14, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in Maine took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maine took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

State elections

State Senate

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
The Maine State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Maine State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Dale Jackson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Schaefer

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Carpenter (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Stewart  Candidate Connection

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Wilder

Green check mark transparent.pngBradlee Farrin (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Ziemer

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul T. Davis (i)
Douglas Thomas

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dill (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristian Ireland

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Lovit

Green check mark transparent.pngMarianne Moore (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Luchini (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Langley
John Linnehan

District 8

Trudy Scee
Green check mark transparent.pngBeverly Uhlenhake  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberley Rosen (i)
Lawrence Lockman

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Baldacci
Victoria Kornfield

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hiatt

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngFrederick Austin

Green check mark transparent.pngStacey Guerin (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Curry
Charles Pattavina
Robyn Stanicki  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDuncan Milne  Candidate Connection

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Miramant (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGordon Page

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngChloe Maxmin

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Dow (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngShenna Bellows (i)
Danielle Grondin-Stevens

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Walker

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngKalie Hess  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Pouliot (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngHilary Koch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Cyrway (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJan Collins

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Black (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngGabriel Perkins

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Keim (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Branch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bennett

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngNed Claxton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Leonard  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Libby (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Gallant

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngMartha Poliquin

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Timberlake (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngEloise Vitelli (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngHolly Kopp

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthea Daughtry
Stan Gerzofsky

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Pattershall  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Breen (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer White  Candidate Connection

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Diamond (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Lockwood

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Chipman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Sanborn (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Carney  Candidate Connection
Sari Greene  Candidate Connection
Eben Rose  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Anderson

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngStacy Brenner

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Rivard  Candidate Connection

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Chenette (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Gombar

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Deschambault (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Daigle

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael McKinney

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Woodsome (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Rafferty  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Pardue

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lawrence (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Moulton

State House

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Maine House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Maine State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngKristi Mathieson

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Lemont (Write-in)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Meyer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Ammons

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Blume (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Hymanson (i)
Mark Despres

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Tranchemontagne

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Galemmo

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth O'Connor (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTiffany Roberts (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Holton

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hobbs (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Roche

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Babbidge (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd DiFede  Candidate Connection
Bradley Ducharme

District 9

Gia Drew
Green check mark transparent.pngTraci Gere

Green check mark transparent.pngStedman Seavey

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Ingwersen (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Parry

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Fecteau (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Foley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Keenan

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Gramlich (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSharri MacDonald

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Bailey (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTheodore Sirois

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret O'Neil (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Chappell  Candidate Connection

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Durrell  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Carlow  Candidate Connection
Stavros Mendros

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngChelsea Sanders

Green check mark transparent.pngDwayne Prescott (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Tuttle

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Buck

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Kidder  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Harrington (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel J. Lauzon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTheodore Kryzak (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngClifford Krolick  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Sampson (i)  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Fitzgerald

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Blier (i)

Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Barden III
District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLester Ordway (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Bryant (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Deschambault

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Pringle

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Corey (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Terry (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Stoddard

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Bailey  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Densmore

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Caiazzo (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn F. McDonough

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Babine (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnnalee Rosenblatt

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Millett
Kimberly Monaghan

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Thompson

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngLois Reckitt (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Decatur

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Kessler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy Walter

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Morales (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Dougherty

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngMorgan Rielly

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Salisbury
James Violette

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Brennan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 37

James Cloutier
Green check mark transparent.pngGrayson Lookner

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Frey

District 38

Michael Flaherty
Charles Skold  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Wood

Did not make the ballot:
Jordan Zema 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Sylvester (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Talbot Ross (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 41

Laurie Davis
Benjamin Grant
Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Zager  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Collings (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan M. Abercrombie

Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Silvius
District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngW. Edward Crockett (i)
Robert Mentzinger  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Pierce (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Moriarty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Timmons

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngBraden Sharpe (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngErika Morse

District 47

Heather Abbott  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Bell
Peter Fromuth

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Fleming

District 48

Kathryn Biberstein  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Sachs  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Finegan Jr.

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngPoppy Arford  Candidate Connection
Corinne Perreault  Candidate Connection
Kathy Wilson

Green check mark transparent.pngCarole Stover Graves

Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Horch  Candidate Connection
District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Tucker (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Lawler  Candidate Connection

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce McCreight (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Davis

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Paulhus (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Patrick Colwell 

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Sener

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Hepler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey K. Pierce

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Tepler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngToni Jo Bashinsky  Candidate Connection

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Berry (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Lewis  Candidate Connection

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Gaiason

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Mason (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Fogg

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Martin Jr. (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Handy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan M. Connor  Candidate Connection

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Craven (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Reeder

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngKristen Cloutier (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Morrison

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Brooks (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Morin

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngGina Melaragno (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cyr

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Gautier

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Bickford (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngBettyann W. Sheats (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurel Libby  Candidate Connection

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngMisty Coolidge

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Arata (i)  Candidate Connection

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Fay (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Foster

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Accardi

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Austin (i)

District 68

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Cebra (i)

District 69

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Davis

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Burnett

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Wadsworth (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Morse

Green check mark transparent.pngSawin Millett Jr.

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Blastow

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Jackson Dillingham (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Woodburn

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Andrews (i)

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Riley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Lyman

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Nutting

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Morris (i)

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Emery

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Keschl (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngMarion Menair

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael D. Perkins (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Caron

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Nadeau

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Harwath

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Theriault (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Hallee

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard T. Bradstreet (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngTavis Hasenfus  Candidate Connection
Joanne Mason  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Pietroski

District 82

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Greenwood
Jeffrey Matthews

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Harnett (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDenis Coutts

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlotte Warren (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Taylor

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Doore (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Clardy

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Turner  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Fecteau (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Marks

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Hanley (i)

District 88

Wayne Farrin
Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hamilton

Elizabeth Doyle
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lemelin

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngHolly Stover (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Hawke

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Crafts
David Levesque
Wendy Pieh

Green check mark transparent.pngMerle Parise  Candidate Connection

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLowell Wallace

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Matlack (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKarry Leparulo

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngValli Geiger  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Mullins

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Doudera (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 95

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMolly Luce

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngStanley Zeigler (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKatrina Smith  Candidate Connection

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngJanice Dodge (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Digioia

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Cuddy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Connor  Candidate Connection

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngApril Turner

Green check mark transparent.pngMaryAnne Kinney (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngCarroll Payne

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Costain (i)

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Lippincott

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid G. Haggan (i)

District 102

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAbigail Griffin (i)

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Russel

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Thorne  Candidate Connection

District 104

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Foster (i)

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngWallace Seavey

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Stetkis (i)

District 106

Green check mark transparent.pngEthan S. Brownell  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Collamore  Candidate Connection

District 107

Green check mark transparent.pngBetty Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Poirier

District 108

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Munson

Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Rudnicki (i)

District 109

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce White (i)

Edward Cohen
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Foss

District 110

Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Madigan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 111

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ducharme

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Bourgelais  Candidate Connection
Cynthia Soma-Hernandez

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Skolfield (i)

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngH. Scott Landry Jr. (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephan Bunker

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Kimber

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Hall (i)

District 115

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Patrick

Green check mark transparent.pngJosanne Dolloff (i)

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Berryment

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Pickett (i)

District 117

Green check mark transparent.pngSavannah Sessions  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Head (i)

District 118

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChad Grignon (i)

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngMargarita Contreni

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Stearns (i)

District 120

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard A. Evans

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Perkins

District 121

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Drinkwater (i)

District 122

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Dunphy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Paradis

District 123

Meghan Gardner  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Osher  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Bowie

District 124

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Perry (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Lapointe

District 125

Kenneth Huhn
Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Roeder  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Herbert

District 126

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Supica
Michael Sutton  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Hiatt

District 127

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Cardone (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNoah Hall

District 128

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin O'Connell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGarrel Craig

District 129

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Lyford (i)

District 130

Green check mark transparent.pngNicolas Delli Paoli  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Downes

District 131

Green check mark transparent.pngVeronica Magnan

Green check mark transparent.pngSherman Hutchins (i)

District 132

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Grohoski (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Kaplan  Candidate Connection

District 133

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Pebworth (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 134

Green check mark transparent.pngGenevieve McDonald (i)
Julie Eaton

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 135

Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Williams  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Sage Leafsong 

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Oh  Candidate Connection

Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Meiklejohn
District 136

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Blasi  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Bob Faulkingham (i)

District 137

Green check mark transparent.pngMaxwell Coolidge

Green check mark transparent.pngMeldon Carmichael

Did not make the ballot:
Renee Trust 

District 138

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Alley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberley Robinson  Candidate Connection

District 139

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Godin

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Tuell (i)

District 140

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Perry (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lawson

District 141

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Green

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Javner (i)

District 142

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie DiPentino  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Gifford

District 143

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Pray

Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Stanley

District 144

Green check mark transparent.pngKathryn Harnish

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Swallow (i)

District 145

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Zabierek

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Johansen (i)

District 146

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy Delong

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin White (i)

District 147

Green check mark transparent.pngLillie Lavado  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Underwood

District 148

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid McCrea (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Redmond  Candidate Connection

District 149

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid White

John DeVeau (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Y. Bernard

District 150

Green check mark transparent.pngRoland Martin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Cyr

District 151

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Martin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Bushey

Context of the 2020 elections

Maine Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
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Governor R R R I I I I I I I I D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D D R R D D R R R R D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D

State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Maine
Maine Democratic Party.jpg

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Maine, municipalities with a population of 500 or more open their polls between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., while municipalities with a population of less than 500 open their polls between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. All polls close at 8:00 p.m. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[3]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in Maine, one must be "a United States citizen, at least 16 years of age to pre-register to vote, and have established a fixed principal home in Maine. To vote in a Referendum or General Election, you must be registered in the community where you reside, and be at least 18 years of age. A 17 year old may vote in a Primary Election, if that person will be 18 by the General Election."[4]

Voters can return completed registration cards in person or by mail to their town office or city hall, any Motor Vehicle branch office, most state & federal social service agencies, or a voter registration drive. There is no deadline for voter registration if completed in person. If registering by mail or online, the deadline is 21 days prior to the election.[4] If registering through a qualified state agency, the deadlines is seven days prior to the election.[4]

When registering for the first time in Maine, voters must provide documents verifying their identity and residence. The following documents are acceptable identification for the purpose of registering to vote:

  • Government ID with a photo (i.e. driver’s license, State ID, valid U.S. Passport, military ID, ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe)
  • Government ID without photo (i.e. certified birth certificate or signed Social Security card)
  • Other official document showing the name and address of voter (i.e. eligibility for public benefits, utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck)
  • Student photo ID from a state-approved public or private school or institute of higher education in Maine
  • Maine driver’s license number or last four digits of Social Security Number[4]

Automatic registration

On June 19, 2019, Gov. Janet Mills signed an automatic voter registration bill into law that was scheduled for implementation in 2022. The law registers voters through the Department of Motor Vehicles.[5]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Maine has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) signed L.D. 1126 into law on July 9, 2021, allowing online voter registration in Maine. This legislation went into effect on November 1, 2023.[6]

Same-day registration

Maine allows same-day voter registration.[4][7]

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Maine, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Maine does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote.[8]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[9] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Maine voter information lookup service allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Maine does not require voters to present identification while voting. If a voter registers to vote on Election Day, he or she must provide identification and proof of residence.[10]

Early voting

Maine permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Maine. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[11][12]

Voters may submit an application for an absentee ballot beginning three months before a general election and two months before a primary. An application must be received by the third business day before the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.[11]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eight of 16 Maine counties—50 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Androscoggin County, Maine 9.38% 12.78% 15.22%
Aroostook County, Maine 17.19% 7.62% 9.58%
Franklin County, Maine 5.47% 18.41% 20.29%
Kennebec County, Maine 3.58% 13.46% 14.78%
Oxford County, Maine 12.94% 14.73% 16.04%
Penobscot County, Maine 10.91% 2.93% 5.12%
Somerset County, Maine 22.67% 1.68% 5.70%
Washington County, Maine 18.44% 1.60% 1.01%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maine with 47.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In 2016, Maine had four electoral votes. Maine's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Maine awards its electoral votes by congressional district and the popular vote. It has two electoral votes for the statewide vote and one for each of its two congressional districts. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Maine voted Republican 67.3 percent of the time and Democratic 32.6 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maine voted Democratic all five times.[13]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Maine. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[14][15]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 129 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 69 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 8.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 16 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
  2. Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
  3. Maine Revised Statutes, "Title 21-A, Chapter 9, Section 626," accessed April 14, 2023
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "State of Maine Voter Guide," accessed April 14, 2023
  5. WMTW 8, “Maine governor signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” June 21, 2019
  6. Maine Legislature, "H.P. 804 - L.D. 1126: An Act To Update the Voter Registration Process," accessed June 8, 2023
  7. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Same Day Voter Registration," accessed January 31, 2023
  8. Department of the Secretary of State, "Maine Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
  9. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  10. Maine Secretary of State, "Your Right to Vote in Maine," accessed April 15, 2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 Maine.gov, "Absentee Guide," accessed August 7, 2025
  12. Maine Legislature, "132nd Maine Legislature, First Special Session, LD 1977" accessed August 7, 2025
  13. 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017