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Richard Campbell (Maine)
2022 - Present
2026
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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) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 19. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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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2023-2024
Campbell was assigned to the following committees:
- Ethics Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Ranking Member
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 |
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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Natural Resources, Ranking Minority Member |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Environment and Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Campbell (R) | 100.0 | 4,520 |
| 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 .
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Total votes: 697 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Campbell in this election.
Pledges
Campbell signed the following pledges.
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Campbell (R) | 100.0 | 4,043 |
| 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 .
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Total votes: 728 |
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2020
Richard Campbell was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Campbell (R) | 59.9 | 2,506 |
 | Michael Reynolds (D) | 40.1 | 1,677 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Reynolds | 100.0 | 474 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Campbell | 100.0 | 693 |
| Total votes: 693 | |||
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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.[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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  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 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | 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 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Richard Campbell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Richard Campbell Incumbent |
58.4% | 2,321 | |
| Democratic | Emery Deabay | 38.8% | 1,541 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 2.9% | 114 | |
| Total Votes | 3,976 | |||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Richard Campbell |
53.5% | 2,439 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Dunbar | 46.5% | 2,117 | |
| Total Votes | 4,556 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Richard Campbell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Richard Campbell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 17.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 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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2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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2014
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In 2014, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2012, to July 10, 2013.
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Personal
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Campbell and his wife, Deborah, have three children.[12]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Richard H. Campbell," accessed April 21, 2023
- ↑ Maine House Republicans, "Rep. Dick Campbell," accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 13, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
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| 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) |
