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Maine State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Maine State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Maine State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Maine State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 15 21
     Republican Party 19 13
     Independent 1 1
Total 35 35

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 35 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Dawn Hill
  2. Ronald Collins
  3. Justin Alfond
  4. Stan Gerzofsky
  5. Richard Woodbury
  6. Lois Snowe Mello
  7. John Patrick (Maine)
  8. Margaret Craven
  9. Garrett Mason
  10. Thomas Saviello
  11. Seth Goodall
  12. Christopher Rector (Maine)
  13. Michael Thibodeau
  14. Roger Katz
  15. Rodney Whittemore
  16. Douglas Thomas
  17. Brian Langley
  18. Nichi Farnham
  19. Roger Sherman
  20. Troy Dale Jackson
  21. Chris Johnson (Maine)
  22. John M. Brown (Maine)
  23. Thomas Martin Jr.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Maine State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Emily Ann Cain
  2. Edward Mazurek
  3. Anne Haskell
  4. Linda Valentino
  5. David Dutremble
  6. James Boyle
  7. John Cleveland
  8. Colleen Lachowicz
  9. John Tuttle (Maine)

Republican

  1. Patrick Flood
  2. Gary Plummer (Maine)
  3. David C. Burns
  4. Edward Youngblood
  5. Andre Cushing III

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

  1. David Dutremble
  2. James Boyle
  3. Linda Valentino
  4. Anne Haskell
  5. John Tuttle (Maine)
  6. Emily Ann Cain

Republican

  1. Edward Youngblood
  2. David C. Burns
  3. Gary Plummer (Maine)
  4. Andre Cushing III

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Maine State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Dawn Hill
  2. Justin Alfond
  3. Stan Gerzofsky
  4. John Patrick (Maine)
  5. Margaret Craven
  6. Seth Goodall
  7. Troy Dale Jackson
  8. Emily Ann Cain
  9. Edward Mazurek
  10. Anne Haskell
  11. Linda Valentino
  12. Chris Johnson (Maine)
  13. David Dutremble
  14. James Boyle
  15. John Cleveland
  16. Colleen Lachowicz
  17. John Tuttle (Maine)

Republican

  1. Ronald Collins
  2. Garrett Mason
  3. Thomas Saviello
  4. Michael Thibodeau
  5. Roger Katz
  6. Rodney Whittemore
  7. Douglas Thomas
  8. Brian Langley
  9. Roger Sherman
  10. Patrick Flood
  11. Gary Plummer (Maine)
  12. David C. Burns
  13. Edward Youngblood
  14. Andre Cushing III

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. David Dutremble

Republican

  1. Christopher Tyll

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Richard Burns
  2. Richard Woodbury
  3. F. James Whalen
  4. Martin Shuer
  5. Leonard Greaney
  6. Asher Platts

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Maine State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Maine House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Maine House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 71 86
     Republican Party 77 61
     Independent 1 4
     Non-voting 2 2
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 153 153

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 153 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Stacey Guerin
  2. Charles Theriault
  3. Bernard Ayotte
  4. Michael Willette
  5. Tyler Clark
  6. Alexander Willette
  7. Joyce Ann Fitzpatrick
  8. Ricky Long
  9. Jeffery Gifford
  10. James Dill (Maine)
  11. Adam Goode
  12. Douglas Damon
  13. James Parker (Maine)
  14. David Johnson (Maine)
  15. Kenneth Fredette
  16. Peter Johnson
  17. Dean Cray
  18. Joyce Maker
  19. Richard Malaby
  20. Walter Kumiega
  21. Ralph Chapman
  22. Louis Luchini
  23. James Gillway
  24. Erin Herbig
  25. R. Ryan Harmon
  26. Joan Welsh
  27. Charles Kruger
  28. Deborah Sanderson
  29. Susan Morissette
  30. H. David Cotta
  31. Karen Foster
  32. W. Bruce MacDonald
  33. Charles Priest
  34. Kimberly Olsen
  35. Peter Kent
  36. Seth Berry
  37. Michael Beaulieu
  38. Brian Bolduc
  39. Bruce Bickford
  40. Michel Lajoie
  41. Michael Carey (Maine)
  42. Margaret Rotundo
  43. Stephen Wood
  44. Henry Beck
  45. Thomas Longstaff
  46. Robert Nutting
  47. Sharon Treat
  48. Melvin Newendyke
  49. L. Gary Knight
  50. Dennis Keschl
  51. John Picchiotti
  52. Jeff McCabe (Maine)
  53. Paul Gilbert
  54. Larry Dunphy
  55. Lance Harvell
  56. Russell Black
  57. Jarrod Crockett
  58. Matthew Peterson
  59. Sheryl Briggs
  60. Teresea Hayes
  61. Tom Winsor
  62. Jeffrey Timberlake
  63. Helen Rankin
  64. Michael Shaw (Maine)
  65. Michael McClellan
  66. Dale Crafts
  67. Eleanor Espling
  68. Anne Graham
  69. Mary Nelson (Maine)
  70. Mark Dion
  71. Peter Stuckey
  72. Denise Harlow
  73. Benjamin Chipman
  74. Diane Russell
  75. Terry Morrison
  76. Bryan Kaenrath
  77. Ann Peoples
  78. Amy Volk
  79. Heather Sirocki
  80. Jane Knapp
  81. Linda Sanborn
  82. Paulette Beaudoin
  83. Megan Rochelo
  84. Alan Casavant
  85. Aaron Libby
  86. Wayne Parry
  87. Paul Bennett
  88. Andrea Boland
  89. Beth O'Connor
  90. Mark Eves
  91. Kathleen Chase
  92. Roberta Beavers
  93. Bradley Moulton
  94. Windol Weaver
  95. Beth Turner
  96. Kimberly Monaghan
  97. Raymond Wallace
  98. David Slagger
  99. John L. Martin (Maine)
  100. Paul T. Davis (Maine state senator)

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Maine House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Barry Hobbins
  2. Katherine Cassidy
  3. Michael Devin
  4. Stephen Stanley (Maine)
  5. John Schneck
  6. Aaron Frey
  7. Ryan Tipping
  8. Arthur Verow
  9. Robert Saucier
  10. Stanley Short
  11. Brian Hubbell
  12. Elizabeth Dickerson
  13. Brian Jones (Maine)
  14. Timothy Marks
  15. Lori Fowle
  16. Gay Grant
  17. Jennifer DeChant
  18. Andrew Mason
  19. R. Wayne Werts
  20. Jeremy Saxton
  21. Karen Kusiak
  22. Christine Powers
  23. Sara Gideon
  24. Janice Cooper
  25. Stephen Moriarty
  26. Jane Pringle
  27. Erik Jorgensen
  28. Richard Farnsworth
  29. Matthew Moonen
  30. Scott Hamann
  31. Andrew Gattine
  32. Andrew McLean
  33. Justin Chenette
  34. Anne-Marie Mastraccio
  35. Joshua Plante
  36. Victoria Kornfield
  37. Matthea Daughtry
  38. Deane Rykerson
  39. Ann Dorney
  40. William Noon
  41. Catherine Nadeau (Maine)
  42. Lisa Villa (Maine)
  43. Craig Hickman

Republican

  1. Allen Nadeau
  2. Carol McElwee
  3. Anita Haskell
  4. Roger Reed
  5. Lawrence Lockman
  6. Peter Doak
  7. Brian Duprey
  8. Corey Wilson
  9. Ellen Winchenbach
  10. Jethro Pease
  11. Richard Campbell (Maine)
  12. Jonathan Kinney
  13. Roger Jackson (Maine)
  14. Sharri MacDonald
  15. Thomas Tyler
  16. Matthew Pouliot

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

  1. Barry Hobbins
  2. Charles Theriault
  3. James Dill (Maine)
  4. Adam Goode
  5. Katherine Cassidy
  6. Walter Kumiega
  7. Louis Luchini
  8. Erin Herbig
  9. Joan Welsh
  10. Charles Kruger
  11. Michael Devin
  12. W. Bruce MacDonald
  13. Charles Priest
  14. Peter Kent
  15. Seth Berry
  16. Brian Bolduc
  17. Michel Lajoie
  18. Michael Carey (Maine)
  19. Margaret Rotundo
  20. Henry Beck
  21. Thomas Longstaff
  22. Sharon Treat
  23. Jeff McCabe (Maine)
  24. Paul Gilbert
  25. Matthew Peterson
  26. Sheryl Briggs
  27. Helen Rankin
  28. Michael Shaw (Maine)
  29. Anne Graham
  30. Mary Nelson (Maine)
  31. Mark Dion
  32. Peter Stuckey
  33. Benjamin Chipman
  34. Diane Russell
  35. Terry Morrison
  36. Bryan Kaenrath
  37. Ann Peoples
  38. Linda Sanborn
  39. Paulette Beaudoin
  40. Megan Rochelo
  41. Alan Casavant
  42. Andrea Boland
  43. Mark Eves
  44. Roberta Beavers
  45. Kimberly Monaghan
  46. Stephen Stanley (Maine)
  47. John Schneck
  48. Aaron Frey
  49. Ryan Tipping
  50. Arthur Verow
  51. Robert Saucier
  52. Stanley Short
  53. Brian Hubbell
  54. Elizabeth Dickerson
  55. Brian Jones (Maine)
  56. Timothy Marks
  57. Lori Fowle
  58. Gay Grant
  59. Jennifer DeChant
  60. Andrew Mason
  61. R. Wayne Werts
  62. Jeremy Saxton
  63. Karen Kusiak
  64. Christine Powers
  65. Sara Gideon
  66. Janice Cooper
  67. Stephen Moriarty
  68. Jane Pringle
  69. Erik Jorgensen
  70. Richard Farnsworth
  71. Matthew Moonen
  72. Scott Hamann
  73. Andrew Gattine
  74. Andrew McLean
  75. Justin Chenette
  76. Anne-Marie Mastraccio
  77. Joshua Plante
  78. Victoria Kornfield
  79. Matthea Daughtry
  80. Deane Rykerson
  81. Ann Dorney
  82. William Noon
  83. Catherine Nadeau (Maine)
  84. Lisa Villa (Maine)
  85. Craig Hickman

Republican

  1. Stacey Guerin
  2. Bernard Ayotte
  3. Tyler Clark
  4. Alexander Willette
  5. Joyce Ann Fitzpatrick
  6. Ricky Long
  7. Jeffery Gifford
  8. David Johnson (Maine)
  9. Kenneth Fredette
  10. Peter Johnson
  11. Dean Cray
  12. Joyce Maker
  13. Richard Malaby
  14. James Gillway
  15. Deborah Sanderson
  16. H. David Cotta
  17. Michael Beaulieu
  18. Stephen Wood
  19. Robert Nutting
  20. Melvin Newendyke
  21. L. Gary Knight
  22. Dennis Keschl
  23. Lance Harvell
  24. Russell Black
  25. Jarrod Crockett
  26. Tom Winsor
  27. Jeffrey Timberlake
  28. Michael McClellan
  29. Dale Crafts
  30. Eleanor Espling
  31. Amy Volk
  32. Heather Sirocki
  33. Aaron Libby
  34. Wayne Parry
  35. Paul Bennett
  36. Kathleen Chase
  37. Windol Weaver
  38. Beth Turner
  39. Raymond Wallace
  40. Allen Nadeau
  41. Carol McElwee
  42. Anita Haskell
  43. Roger Reed
  44. Lawrence Lockman
  45. Peter Doak
  46. Brian Duprey
  47. Corey Wilson
  48. Ellen Winchenbach
  49. Jethro Pease
  50. Richard Campbell (Maine)
  51. Jonathan Kinney
  52. Roger Jackson (Maine)
  53. Sharri MacDonald
  54. Thomas Tyler
  55. Matthew Pouliot
  56. Paul T. Davis (Maine state senator)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Andrea Boland

Republican

  1. Judee Meyer
  2. Beth Turner
  3. Richard Malaby
  4. Dale Crafts
  5. Paul T. Davis (Maine state senator)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Ralph Chapman
  2. Joseph Brooks
  3. Larry Dunphy
  4. Teresea Hayes
  5. Michael Wakefield
  6. Seth Berner
  7. Denise Harlow
  8. Donald Marean
  9. Thomas MacMillan
  10. Mark Goughan
  11. David Slagger
  12. Roger Bishop
  13. Kelly Bickmore
  14. Elihu Upham
  15. David Burke
  16. Justine Lynn
  17. Kevin Battle
  18. David C. Alexander (Maine)
  19. James J. Campbell
  20. Fred Horch
  21. Michael Turcotte
  22. Jeff Evangelos

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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