Harold Stewart
Harold Stewart (Republican Party) (also known as Trey) is a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Stewart (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 2. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 9, 2026.[source]
Stewart was elected minority leader of the Senate in November 2022.[1]
Biography
Harold Stewart was born and lives in Presque Isle, Maine.[2][3] Stewart graduated from Presque Isle High School in 2012. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science and sociology from the University of Maine in 2016 and an M.B.A. from the University of Maine in 2018.[4][5]
Stewart's career experience includes working in the office of former U.S. Congressman Bruce Poliquin, for the Aroostook Partnership, and with the Northern Maine Development Commission.[4] He has volunteered with the Presque Isle Rotary Club, Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, Aroostook County Action Program Board of Directors, National Conference of State Legislatures Board of Directors, Northeast Forest Fire Protection Compact, and with the Presque Isle Fire Department as a firefighter.[4]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Stewart was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Stewart was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Stewart was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
- Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee
2019-2020
Stewart was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Rules Committee (decommissioned)
- Taxation Committee
- Rules and Business of the House Committee
- Legislative Council (decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education and Cultural Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 2
Harold Hull (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 2 on June 9, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 2
Incumbent Harold Stewart (R) is running in the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 2 on June 9, 2026.
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2024
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 2
Incumbent Harold Stewart defeated Matthew J. Rush in the general election for Maine State Senate District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Stewart (R) | 66.2 | 13,695 | |
| Matthew J. Rush (D) | 33.8 | 6,999 | ||
| Total votes: 20,694 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matthew J. Rush in round 1 .
| Total votes: 626 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Harold Stewart in round 1 .
| Total votes: 2,176 |
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Stewart signed the following pledges.
2022
State Senate
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 2
Incumbent Harold Stewart defeated Danielle A. Fienberg in the general election for Maine State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Stewart (R) | 70.0 | 11,681 | |
Danielle A. Fienberg (D) ![]() | 30.0 | 4,997 | ||
| Total votes: 16,678 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laura Farnsworth (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Laura Farnsworth in round 1 .
| Total votes: 656 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Harold Stewart in round 1 .
| Total votes: 1,899 |
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U.S. House
See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Maine District 2
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
| Total votes: 316,382 |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 1 .
| Total votes: 25,684 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Sutton (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bruce Poliquin in round 1 .
| Total votes: 36,848 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Garret Swazey (R)
- Harold Stewart (R)
- Michael D. Perkins (R)
2020
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 2
Harold Stewart defeated incumbent Michael Carpenter and Henry John Bear in the general election for Maine State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Stewart (R) ![]() | 56.8 | 10,838 | |
| Michael Carpenter (D) | 43.0 | 8,208 | ||
| Henry John Bear (G) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 19,080 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Carpenter in round 1 .
| Total votes: 1,672 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Harold Stewart in round 1 .
| Total votes: 2,554 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 147
Incumbent Harold Stewart defeated Robert Saucier in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 147 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Stewart (R) | 58.0 | 1,737 | |
| Robert Saucier (D) | 42.0 | 1,256 | ||
| Total votes: 2,993 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 147
Robert Saucier advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 147 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Saucier | 100.0 | 420 | |
| Total votes: 420 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 147
Incumbent Harold Stewart advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 147 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Stewart | 100.0 | 526 | |
| Total votes: 526 | ||||
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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.[6]
Harold Stewart defeated incumbent Robert Saucier in the Maine House of Representatives District 147 general election.[7]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 147 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 55.02% | 2,196 | ||
| Democratic | Robert Saucier Incumbent | 44.98% | 1,795 | |
| Total Votes | 3,991 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Robert Saucier ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 147 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 147 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Harold Stewart ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 147 Republican primary.[8][9]
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
Harold Stewart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stewart's responses.
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- Jobs. As a jobs-centric legislator, I focus on policies that will create and strengthen opportunities in rural Maine.
- Family. Retaining our young people and attracting more working families to rural Maine is a top priority to ensure that the future of the County is strong.
- Future. As the youngest member of the legislature and soon to be the youngest member of the State Senate, building a bright future for Northern Maine is possible if we work together to get the job done.
I have pledged to not raise taxes in Augusta, and I will stand by that pledge as a Senator. In the House I fought to lower our property tax burden and will continue to do so. I believe the best way to generate tax revenue is to allow the private sector to flourish and create as much opportunity for folks to earn a good living and provide for their families. Creating opportunities for meaningful careers in rural Maine, not just jobs, is what I pledge to work hard at in Augusta.
As a member of a military family, taking care of our veterans and protecting their benefits is critical to me. While we achieved some successes in combatting the opioid crisis, there's more work to do to prevent Maine families and small communities from being destroyed by this scourge.
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2025.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes related to taxes, spending, education, and regulations.
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2024.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2023.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2022.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2021.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2020.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2019.
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2018.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2017.
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Prevent Harm — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2016.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WMTW 8, "Maine Republicans seek to rebrand by electing new state legislative leaders," November 22, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Trey Stewart," accessed January 16, 2021
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Harold "Trey" L. Stewart III," accessed January 16, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Maine Senate Republicans, "Senator Trey Stewart," accessed January 16, 2021
- ↑ Stewart for Senate, "About," accessed January 16, 2021
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
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| Preceded by Michael Carpenter (D) |
Maine State Senate District 2 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 147 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Joseph Underwood (R) |
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