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Michael Perkins (Maine)
Michael D. Perkins (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 77. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 6, 2022.
Perkins (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 16. He lost in the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Perkins was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Perkins 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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| • Transportation |
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 State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 16
Scott Cyrway defeated Nathaniel White in the general election for Maine State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Cyrway (R) | 53.7 | 10,806 |
 | Nathaniel White (D) | 46.3 | 9,305 | |
| Total votes: 20,111 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David LaFountain (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: David LaFountain in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,031 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Scott Cyrway in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,030 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Perkins in this election.
2022
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 16
David LaFountain defeated Michael D. Perkins in the general election for Maine State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David LaFountain (D) | 51.0 | 8,349 | |
 | Michael D. Perkins (R) | 49.0 | 8,022 | |
| Total votes: 16,371 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: David LaFountain in round 1 .
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Total votes: 894 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael D. Perkins 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.
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Total votes: 1,914 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Michael D. Perkins defeated Marion Menair in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Perkins (R) | 67.9 | 3,657 |
| Marion Menair (D) | 32.1 | 1,727 | ||
| Total votes: 5,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Marion Menair in round 1 .
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Total votes: 684 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael D. Perkins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 824 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Michael D. Perkins won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Perkins (R) | 96.5 | 3,601 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.5 | 129 | ||
| Total votes: 3,730 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Hite (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77
George Hite advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | George Hite | 100.0 | 534 | |
| Total votes: 534 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Michael D. Perkins advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 77 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Perkins | 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] Incumbent Robert Nutting (R) did not seek re-election.
Michael Perkins defeated Alan Tibbetts in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 general election.[2]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Perkins |
61.18% | 3,133 | |
| Democratic | Alan Tibbetts | 38.82% | 1,988 | |
| Total Votes | 5,121 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Alan Tibbetts ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Alan Tibbetts (unopposed) | |
Michael Perkins defeated Kelly Couture in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Perkins |
54.89% | 359 | |
| Republican | Kelly Couture | 45.11% | 295 | |
| Total Votes | 654 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael D. Perkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Michael D. Perkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael D. Perkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
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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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
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 77 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (R) |
