Maine House of Representatives District 128
| Maine House of Representatives District 128 | ||
| Current incumbent | Garrel Craig  | |
Maine's one hundred and twenty-eighth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Garrel Craig.
Maine state representatives represent an average of 8,682 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 8,333 residents.
About the chamber
Members of the Maine House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Maine legislators assume office the day before the first Wednesday of December following the general election.[2][3]
Qualifications
Section 4 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Maine Constitution states, "Qualifications; residency requirement. No person shall be a member of the House of Representatives, unless the person shall, at the commencement of the period for which the person is elected, have been 5 years a citizen of the United States, have arrived at the age of 21 years, have been a resident in this State one year; and for the 3 months next preceding the time of this person's election shall have been, and, during the period for which elected, shall continue to be a resident in the district which that person represents.
No person may be a candidate for election as a member of the House of Representatives unless, at the time of the nomination for placement on a primary, general or special election ballot, that person is a resident in the district which the candidate seeks to represent."[4]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[5] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $16,245.12 for the first regular session. $11,668.32 for the second regular session. | $70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals. |
Term limits
- See also: State legislatures with term limits
The Maine legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Maine Term Limits Act in 1993. That initiative said that Maine representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.
The first year that the term limits enacted in 1993 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 1996.[1]
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Maine State Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.[6][7] The governor must call for an election and inform political committees of the nomination deadline.[8][6][7] The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[9]
See sources: Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 382 Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, §366 and Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 381
2016 pivot county
This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[10]
Elections
2018
General election
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2018. The closed primary election took place on June 12, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2018.[11] Arthur Verow (D) and incumbent Garrel Craig (R) are running in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 general election.
Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 General Election, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Arthur Verow | |
| Republican | Garrel Craig Incumbent | |
Democratic primary election
Arthur Verow ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 Democratic primary election.[12]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Arthur Verow (unopposed) |
100.00% | 502 |
| Total Votes | 502 | |
| Source: Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Garrel Craig ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 Republican primary election.[12]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Garrel Craig Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 638 |
| Total Votes | 638 | |
| Source: Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 | ||
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.[13]
Garrel Craig defeated incumbent Arthur Verow in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 general election.[14]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Garrel Craig |
50.58% | 2,414 | |
| Democratic | Arthur Verow Incumbent | 49.42% | 2,359 | |
| Total Votes | 4,773 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Arthur Verow ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 Democratic primary.[15][16]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Arthur Verow Incumbent (unopposed) | |
William Rogers ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 128 Republican primary.[15][16]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | William Rogers (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. District 21 incumbent Arthur Verow was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gail Sheehan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Verow defeated Sheehan in the general election.[17][18][19][20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Verow Incumbent |
49.4% | 1,931 | |
| Republican | Gail Sheehan | 47% | 1,835 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.6% | 141 | |
| Total Votes | 3,907 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Maine House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 15, 2012. Incumbent Heather Sirocki (R) defeated Jean-Marie Caterina (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[21][22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Heather Sirocki Incumbent |
51% | 3,038 | |
| Democratic | Jean-Marie Caterina | 49% | 2,923 | |
| Total Votes | 5,961 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Maine House of Representatives District 128 raised a total of $132,683. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $5,769 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
| Campaign contributions, Maine House of Representatives District 128 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
| 2016 | $11,161 | 3 | $3,720 | |
| 2014 | $11,276 | 2 | $5,638 | |
| 2012 | $19,256 | 2 | $9,628 | |
| 2010 | $7,945 | 2 | $3,973 | |
| 2008 | $14,239 | 2 | $7,120 | |
| 2006 | $35,238 | 3 | $11,746 | |
| 2004 | $11,575 | 2 | $5,788 | |
| 2002 | $16,670 | 5 | $3,334 | |
| 2000 | $5,323 | 2 | $2,662 | |
| Total | $132,683 | 23 | $5,769 | |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ncsl.org, "Chart of Term Limits States," accessed December 16, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "limits" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part First., Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part Second., Section 5," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Maine State Constitution, "Article IV," accessed May 21, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-381)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-382)
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Maine," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article IV, Section 5)
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-361)
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Maine.gov, "Upcoming Elections," accessed December 22, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Upcoming Elections," accessed March 20, 2018
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 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 - Official primary results," accessed October 17, 2013
- ↑ "Maine Secretary of State - Official general election results," accessed October 17, 2013
