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2024 Maine Senate Elections
Primary	June 11, 2024
General	November 5, 2024

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Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.

All 35 Maine State Senate seats were up for election in 2024. Republicans won two seats in the election, giving Democrats a 20 seat majority to Republicans’ 15 seats. Before the election, Democrats controlled 22 seats to Republicans' 13.

According to the Maine Morning Star on November 7, 2024, Democrats were "poised to maintain their trifecta of power between the governor’s office and both chambers in the 132nd Maine Legislature." This page will be updated with final results once recounts and election certifications are complete.

The Maine State Senate was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas

Maine State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	22	20
	Republican Party	13	15
Total		35	35

General election

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Maine

Election information in Maine: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 15, 2024
• Online: Oct. 15, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 31, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 31, 2024
• Online: Oct. 31, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 6, 2024 to Oct. 31, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

Polls close at 8 p.m.

General election race ratings

The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in general elections

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

No incumbents lost in general elections. This tied with 2022 as the fewest defeated incumbents since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. Between 2010 and 2022, the average number of incumbents defeated in the general elections was 2.1.

Incumbents defeated in primaries

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

One incumbent lost in primaries. This was tied as the highest number of defeated incumbents since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010. The other year with one incumbent defeated was 2016.

Name	Party	Office
Peter Lyford	Republican	Senate District 10

Retiring incumbents

See also: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024

Six incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024. The average number of retirements each cycle from 2010 to 2022 was 10. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Office
Troy Dale Jackson	Democratic	Senate District 1
Matthew Pouliot	Republican	Senate District 15
Lisa Keim	Republican	Senate District 19
Eric Brakey	Republican	Senate District 20
Eloise Vitelli	Democratic	Senate District 24
Benjamin Chipman	Democratic	Senate District 28

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Maine. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Maine in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 5, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

There were 186 state legislative seats up for election in Maine in 2024. Across those, 38 incumbents (22 Democrats and 16 Republicans) did not run for re-election. That was less than the average number of retirements in Maine from rom 2010-2022 (55.1) and was is the fewest number of retiring incumbents since 2016, when 38 incumbents retired (24 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and four Independents). In 2022, 75 incumbents did not run for re-election (39 Democrats, 35 Republicans, and one independent).

Seven incumbents out of the 146 running were primary challengers. That was the same number of incumbents facing challengers as in 2020 and more than all other cycles since 2010. The next closest year was 2012 when five incumbents faced primary challengers.

There were 19 total contested primaries (with more than one candidate) - nine Democratic and 10 Republican. That was less than the average number of contested primaries from 2010-2022 (30.5) and the lowest total during that span. The year with the second-fewest number of contested primaries was 2014, which had 26 (13 Democratic and 13 Republican). The year with the highest number of contested primaries during that span was 2012 with 39 (23 Democratic and 13 Republican).

Maine had a Democratic trifecta, meaning the Democratic Party controlled the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. As of June 5, 2024, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Maine State Senate from 2010 to 2024.

Open Seats in Maine State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024
Year	Total seats	Open seats	Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024	35	6 (17%)	29 (83%)
2022	35	14 (40%)	21 (60%)
2020	35	7 (20%)	28 (80%)
2018	35	12 (34%)	23 (66%)
2016	35	7 (20%)	28 (80%)
2014	35	8 (23%)	27 (77%)
2012	35	13 (37%)	22 (63%)
2010	35	10 (29%)	25 (71%)

Legislative referrals

See also: Legislative referral

A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.

As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote was required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

At the time of the 2024 election, Democrats held a 22-13 majority in the Senate and a 79-67-1 majority in the House. Democrats needed to win two Senate seats and 22 House seats to be able to pass legislative referrals without Republican votes. Republicans needed to win 11 Senate seats and 34 House seats to have the same ability.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Maine

For party candidates

See statutes: Title 21-A, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Article 4 of the Maine Revised Statutes

Political party candidates must petition for placement on the primary election ballot. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought.

Signature requirements for party candidates
Office sought	Required signatures
Governor, United States Senator	At least 2,000 signatures, but no more than 3,000
United States Representative	At least 1,000 signatures, but no more than 1,500
State Senator	At least 100 signatures, but no more than 150
State Representative	At least 25 signatures, but no more than 40

Before petitions can be submitted to the Maine Secretary of State, signatures must be verified by the registrar of voters or municipal clerk in the municipality where the signatures were collected. For more information regarding specific petition requirements, see below.

A political party candidate must also submit a "Consent of Candidate" form. The form must contain a statement signed by the candidate indicating that he or she will accept the nomination of the primary election. The form must also include the candidate's address, party designation, and a statement indicating that the candidate meets the qualifications for the office being sought. The candidate must sign the form before a notary public. The "Consent of Candidate" form must be filed along with the candidate's petition paperwork.

The filing deadline is set by state statutes as 5 p.m. on March 15 in the year of the election. If March 15 falls on a non-business day, the deadline is extended to the next business day.

For independent candidates

See statutes: Title 21-A, Chapter 5, Subchapter 2 of the Maine Revised Statutes

Independent candidates must petition for placement on the general election ballot. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought.

Signature requirements for independent candidates
Office sought	Required signatures
Governor, United States Senator	At least 4,000 signatures, but no more than 6,000
United States Representative	At least 2,000 signatures, but no more than 3,000
State Senator	At least 200 signatures, but no more than 300
State Representative	At least 50 signatures, but no more than 80

Before petitions can be submitted to the Maine Secretary of State, signatures must be verified by the registrar of voters or municipal clerk in the municipality where the signatures were collected. Petitions for independent candidates must be submitted for verification by 5 p.m. on May 25 (this date is set by state statutes; in the event that May 25 falls on a non-business day, the deadline is extended to the next business day). For more information regarding specific petition requirements, see below.

An independent candidate must also file a "Non-party Candidate's Consent" form. The form must include the candidate's address, a declaration that the candidate has not been enrolled in a qualified political party after March 1 of the election year, and a statement indicating that the candidate meets the qualifications for the office being sought. The candidate must sign the form before a notary public. The "Non-party Candidate's Consent" form must be filed along with the candidate's petition paperwork.

The filing deadline is set by statute as 5 p.m. on June 1 of the election year. If June 1 falls on a non-business day, the deadline is extended to the next business day.

For write-in candidates

See statutes: Title 21-A, Chapter 9, Subchapter 3, Article 1 of the Maine Revised Statutes

In order to have his or her votes tallied, a write-in candidate for either the primary or general election must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the Maine Secretary of State by 5 p.m. on the 45th day prior to the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 6 of Part 2 of Article 4 of the Maine Constitution states, "The Senators shall be 25 years of age at the commencement of the term, for which they are elected, and in all other respects their qualifications shall be the same as those of the Representatives."

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
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.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Maine legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.

Maine political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Maine Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	R	R	R	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Presidential politics in Maine

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020

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Presidential election results in Maine, 2020

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Joe Biden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Joe Biden	53.1	435,072	0	Won (1)
		Donald Trump	44.0	360,737	0	1
		Jo Jorgensen	1.7	14,152	0	1
		Howie Hawkins	1.0	8,230	0	1
		Roque De La Fuente	0.1	1,183	0	1
		President Boddie (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Charles (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tom Hoefling (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		M.D. Mitchell (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Kasey Wells (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	87	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 819,461
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016

U.S. presidential election, Maine, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	47.8%	357,735	3
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	44.9%	335,593	1
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	5.1%	38,105	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	1.9%	14,251	0
	-	Other/Write-in	0.3%	2,243	0
Total Votes				747,927	4
Election results via: Federal Election Commission

Maine presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 12 Democratic wins
• 20 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

External links

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)