Lester Ordway
Lester Ordway (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 23. He assumed office on December 7, 2015. He left office on December 6, 2022.
Ordway (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Sponsored legislation
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Ordway was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ordway was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • State and Local Government |
Elections
2022
Lester Ordway did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Lester Ordway defeated Timothy Goodwin in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lester Ordway (R) | 57.1 | 3,076 | |
| Timothy Goodwin (For the People Party) | 42.9 | 2,315 | ||
| Total votes: 5,391 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 23
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Lester Ordway in round 1 .
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Total votes: 543 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Lester Ordway defeated Timothy Goodwin in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lester Ordway (R) | 54.5 | 2,298 | |
| Timothy Goodwin (D) | 45.5 | 1,917 | ||
| Total votes: 4,215 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 23
Timothy Goodwin advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 23 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Goodwin | 100.0 | 478 | |
| Total votes: 478 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Lester Ordway advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 23 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lester Ordway | 100.0 | 711 | |
| Total votes: 711 | |||
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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]
Incumbent Lester Ordway defeated Pamela Smith in the Maine House of Representatives District 23 general election.[2]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lester Ordway Incumbent |
63.71% | 3,169 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Smith | 36.29% | 1,805 | |
| Total Votes | 4,974 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Travis Erickson ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Travis Erickson (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Lester Ordway ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Lester Ordway Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
A special election for the position of Maine House of Representatives District 23 was called for November 3. Candidates were nominated by political parties rather than chosen in primaries and had until September 14 to nominate their candidates.[5]
The seat was vacant following Michael Shaw's (D) resignation on August 21, 2015.[6]
Lester Ordway (R) defeated Lynn Olson (D), Philip Pomerleau (I), Michael Wakefield (Green-Independent) and Christopher N. Finley (write-in) in the special election.[7][8]]]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 23, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lester Ordway |
40.3% | 629 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Olson | 31.8% | 496 | |
| Independent | Philip Pomerleau | 22.1% | 344 | |
| Green Independent | Michael Wakefield | 4.6% | 71 | |
| Other | Others | 0.7% | 11 | |
| Other | Blank | 0.6% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 1,560 | |||
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. District 102 incumbent Michael Shaw was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Lester Ordway was unopposed in the Republican primary. Shaw defeated Ordway in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Michael Shaw Incumbent |
46.2% | 1,903 | |
| Republican | Lester Ordway | 41.5% | 1,708 | |
| Green | Michael Wakefield | 7.7% | 318 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4.6% | 188 | |
| Total Votes | 4,117 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2022
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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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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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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Vacancy in House District 23," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ keepmecurrent.com, "Moving away, Shaw resigns House seat," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "November 3, 2015 Special Election for State Representative District 23," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ WMTW, "Get Latest Maine Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 23 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by Amy Roeder (D) |
