Gary Drinkwater
2022 - Present
2026
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Gary Drinkwater (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Drinkwater (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Gary Drinkwater lives in Milford, Maine. Drinkwater served in the Air National Guard.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Drinkwater was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Drinkwater was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Drinkwater was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Gary Drinkwater defeated Peter Crockett in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Drinkwater (R) | 73.0 | 3,770 |
| Peter Crockett (D) | 27.0 | 1,393 | ||
| Total votes: 5,163 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 27
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Peter Crockett in round 1 .
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Total votes: 142 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 27
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gary Drinkwater in round 1 .
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Total votes: 492 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Drinkwater in this election.
Pledges
Drinkwater signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Gary Drinkwater defeated Peter Crockett in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Drinkwater (R) | 69.2 | 3,030 |
| Peter Crockett (D) | 30.8 | 1,349 | ||
| Total votes: 4,379 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 27
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Julie Vaillancourt in round 1 .
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Total votes: 264 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 27
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gary Drinkwater in round 1 .
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Total votes: 651 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent Gary Drinkwater defeated Megan Smith in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Drinkwater (R) | 68.6 | 2,989 |
| Megan Smith (D) | 31.4 | 1,370 | ||
| Total votes: 4,359 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Megan Smith in round 1 .
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Total votes: 513 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gary Drinkwater in round 1 .
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Total votes: 808 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 121
Gary Drinkwater defeated Terri Casavant and Bonnie Young in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Drinkwater (R) | 61.1 | 2,143 |
| Terri Casavant (D) | 34.5 | 1,208 | ||
 | Bonnie Young (Unenrolled) | 4.4 | 154 | |
| Total votes: 3,505 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121
Terri Casavant advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terri Casavant | 100.0 | 350 | |
| Total votes: 350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121
Gary Drinkwater advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Drinkwater | 100.0 | 540 |
| Total votes: 540 | |||
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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 Robert Duchesne defeated Gary Drinkwater in the Maine House of Representatives District 121 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 121 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Duchesne Incumbent |
50.28% | 2,218 | |
| Republican | Gary Drinkwater | 49.72% | 2,193 | |
| Total Votes | 4,411 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Robert Duchesne ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 121 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 121 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Robert Duchesne Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Gary Drinkwater ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 121 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 121 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Drinkwater (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Gary Drinkwater did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gary Drinkwater did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
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In 2024, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 17.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Gary A. Drinkwater," accessed April 25, 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 James Boyle (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 27 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Robert Duchesne (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 121 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Christopher Kessler (D) |
