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Sherman Hutchins
Sherman Hutchins (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 131. He assumed office on December 4, 2018. He left office on December 6, 2022.
Hutchins (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sherman Hutchins, as of April 2020, lived in Penobscot, Maine. He attended Southern Maine Technical College and the University of Maine at Orono. Hutchins’ career experience includes working as a ground manager with a museum.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Hutchins was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Hutchins was assigned to the following committees:
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 7
Incumbent Nicole Grohoski defeated Sherman Hutchins in the general election for Maine State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicole Grohoski (D) | 62.0 | 15,692 |
 | Sherman Hutchins (R) | 38.0 | 9,606 | |
| Total votes: 25,298 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Nicole Grohoski in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,477 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sherman Hutchins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,028 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hutchins in this election.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 17
Ronald B. Russell defeated incumbent Sherman Hutchins in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald B. Russell (D) | 51.7 | 2,398 | |
| Sherman Hutchins (R) | 48.3 | 2,240 | |
| Total votes: 4,638 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pamela Person (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 17
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pamela Person in round 1 .
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Total votes: 368 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 17
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sherman Hutchins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 468 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 131
Incumbent Sherman Hutchins defeated Veronica Magnan in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 131 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherman Hutchins (R) | 58.6 | 3,276 |
 | Veronica Magnan (D) | 41.4 | 2,317 | |
| Total votes: 5,593 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Veronica Magnan in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,032 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sherman Hutchins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 907 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 131
Sherman Hutchins defeated Nathalie Arruda in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 131 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherman Hutchins (R) | 53.2 | 2,474 |
| Nathalie Arruda (D) | 46.8 | 2,178 | ||
| Total votes: 4,652 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karl Ward (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131
Nathalie Arruda advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathalie Arruda | 100.0 | 796 | |
| Total votes: 796 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131
Incumbent Karl Ward advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 131 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Ward | 100.0 | 801 |
| Total votes: 801 | |||
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2012
Hutchins ran in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 37. Hutchins replaced Madeline Leach after she withdrew post-primary and was defeated by incumbent Ralph Chapman (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Ralph Chapman Incumbent |
55.7% | 2,958 | |
| Republican | Sherman Hutchins | 44.3% | 2,349 | |
| Total Votes | 5,307 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sherman Hutchins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sherman Hutchins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sherman Hutchins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Karl Ward (R) |
Maine House of Representatives District 131 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Lori Gramlich (D) |
