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Richard Campbell
Republican Party
Candidate, Maine House of Representatives District 19
Maine House of Representatives District 19
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Matthew Harrington (R)
Prior offices:
Maine House of Representatives District 130
Years in office: 2012 - 2020
Successor: Kathy Downes (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$25,000 for the first regular session. $20,000 for the second regular session.
Per diem
$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
June 9, 2026
Education
High school
Brewer High School
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Air National Guard
Personal
Religion
Congregationalist/Protestant
Profession
Business owner
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook

Richard Campbell (Republican Party) (also known as Dick) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 19. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Campbell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 19. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 9, 2026.[source]

Biography

Richard Campbell lives in Orrington, Maine.[1] Campbell graduated from Brewer High School. He served in the Maine Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. Campbell's career experience includes owning Dick Campbell LLC. He has served as the president of the Bangor-Brewer YMCA Board of Trustees and a co-chair of the Eastern Maine Soapbox Derby.[2]

Committee assignments

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2025-2026

Campbell was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Campbell was assigned to the following committees:


2019-2020

Campbell 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
• Environment and Natural Resources

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:

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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 19

David Ulrich (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on June 9, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Richard Campbell (R) is running in the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on June 9, 2026.

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2024

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Richard Campbell won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell (R)
 
100.0
 
4,520

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,520
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard Campbell in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 697
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Campbell signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Richard Campbell won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell (R)
 
100.0
 
4,043

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,043
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard Campbell in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 728
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2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

Richard Campbell was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 130

Incumbent Richard Campbell defeated Michael Reynolds in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 130 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell (R)
 
59.9
 
2,506
Image of Michael Reynolds
Michael Reynolds (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.1
 
1,677

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,183
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 130

Michael Reynolds advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 130 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Reynolds
Michael Reynolds Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
474

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 474
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 130

Incumbent Richard Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 130 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Richard Campbell
 
100.0
 
693

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 693
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 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.[3]

Incumbent Richard Campbell defeated John Wombacher in the Maine House of Representatives District 130 general election.[4]

Maine House of Representatives, District 130 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Richard Campbell Incumbent 64.71% 3,170
     Democratic John Wombacher 35.29% 1,729
Total Votes 4,899
Source: Maine Secretary of State

John Wombacher ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 130 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Maine House of Representatives, District 130 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Wombacher  (unopposed)

Incumbent Richard Campbell ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 130 Republican primary.[5][6]

Maine House of Representatives, District 130 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Richard Campbell Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 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. Emery Deabay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 40 incumbent Richard Campbell was unopposed in the Republican primary. Campbell defeated Deabay in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Maine House of Representatives District 130, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Campbell Incumbent 58.4% 2,321
     Democratic Emery Deabay 38.8% 1,541
     None Blank Votes 2.9% 114
Total Votes 3,976

2012

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Campbell won election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 40. Campbell ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and defeated Sharon Dunbar (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]

Maine House of Representatives, District 40, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Campbell 53.5% 2,439
     Democratic Sharon Dunbar 46.5% 2,117
Total Votes 4,556

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Richard Campbell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Maine House of Representatives District 19Won general$7,233 $0
2022Maine House of Representatives District 19Won general$7,096 $3,139
2016Maine House of Representatives, District 130Won $6,700 N/A**
2014Maine House of Representatives, District 130Won $11,182 N/A**
1998Maine State House, District 116Won $41,368 N/A**
1996Maine State House, District 116Won $24,993 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2025.

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  • 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2023.

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  • 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.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2013.

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  • 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."

Personal

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Campbell and his wife, Deborah, have three children.[12]

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Officeholder

Maine House of Representatives District 19
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Richard H. Campbell," accessed April 21, 2023
    2. ↑ Maine House Republicans, "Rep. Dick Campbell," accessed April 25, 2020
    3. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
    4. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
    7. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
    8. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
    9. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
    10. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 13, 2012
    12. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Matthew Harrington (R)     		Maine House of Representatives District 19
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Maine House of Representatives District 130
    2012-2020    		 Succeeded by
    Kathy Downes (R)


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