2024 Maine State Senate election
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The 2024 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election using instant-runoff voting held on June 11, 2024, to elect the 132nd Maine Senate.[1] Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives.
Background
[edit]Democrats have maintained control of the state senate since the 2018 election and the state house since the 2012 election.
Retirements
[edit]Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats
[edit]- District 1: Troy Jackson was term-limited.
- District 16: David LaFountain retired.[2]
- District 24: Eloise Vitelli was term-limited.
- District 28: Ben Chipman was term-limited.
Republicans
[edit]- District 15: Matthew Pouliot retired.[3]
- District 19: Lisa Keim was term-limited (ran for Oxford County Commission).[4]
- District 20: Eric Brakey retired.[5]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary election
[edit]One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the June 11 primary election.
Republicans
[edit]- District 10: Peter Lyford lost renomination to David Haggan.[6]
Summary of results
[edit]Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maine State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Central Maine Democrats pick new candidates for local legislative ballots, including Waterville-area Senate race". centralmaine.com. July 19, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
Nathaniel White of Fairfield will take on Rep. Scott Cyrway, an Albion Republican, in the Senate District 16 race in November.
- ^ Hilton, AnnMarie (January 16, 2024). "Three-term Augusta senator announces he won't seek reelection". Maine Morning Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Sherlock, Steve (April 9, 2024). "Oxford County Commissioners Steven Merrill and David Duguay stepping down". Sun Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
Keim, the assistant Republican minority leader in the Senate, is seeking Duguay's commission seat in the Republican primary.
- ^ Collins, Steve (November 30, 2023). "Eric Brakey won't seek reelection, plans to move to New Hampshire". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Shepherd, Michael (June 11, 2024). "Hampden's David Haggan ousts Brewer-area state senator in Republican primary". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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