Kent Ackley
Kent Ackley (Common Sense Independent Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 82. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 1, 2020.
Ackley (Wicked Thrifty Independent) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 56. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Ackley 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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| • Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
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
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Randall Greenwood defeated Kent Ackley in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 56 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randall Greenwood (R) | 54.9 | 3,120 |
 | Kent Ackley (Wicked Thrifty Independent) | 45.1 | 2,558 | |
| Total votes: 5,678 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 56
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Randall Greenwood in round 1 .
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Total votes: 783 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ackley in this election.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Randall Greenwood defeated Kent Ackley in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 56 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Greenwood (R) | 50.9 | 2,449 |
| Kent Ackley (Your Local Independent Party) | 49.1 | 2,360 | |
| Total votes: 4,809 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 56
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Randall Greenwood in round 1 .
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Total votes: 529 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 82
Randall Greenwood defeated incumbent Kent Ackley in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 82 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Greenwood (R) | 50.5 | 2,707 |
| Kent Ackley (Common Sense Independent Party) | 49.5 | 2,658 | |
| Total votes: 5,365 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 82
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Randall Greenwood in round 1 .
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Total votes: 899 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Kent Ackley defeated Randall Greenwood in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Ackley (Common Sense Independent Party) | 50.2 | 2,155 |
| Randall Greenwood (R) | 49.8 | 2,139 | |
| Total votes: 4,294 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 82
Randall Greenwood advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 82 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Greenwood | 100.0 | 780 |
| Total votes: 780 | |||
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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.[1]
Kent Ackley defeated incumbent Randall Greenwood in the Maine House of Representatives District 82 general election.[2]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Common Sense Independent |  Kent Ackley |
53.09% | 2,692 | |
| Republican | Randall Greenwood Incumbent | 46.91% | 2,379 | |
| Total Votes | 5,071 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Randall Greenwood ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 82 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Republican | Randall Greenwood Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Kent Ackley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kent Ackley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
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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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2017
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In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
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| Preceded by Randall Greenwood (R) |
Maine House of Representatives, District 82 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Randall Greenwood (R) |
