The 2020 Maine House of Representatives elections took place on November 3, 2020, alongside the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected members of the Maine House of Representatives via plurality voting in all 151 of the state house's districts, as well as a non-voting member from the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
The election was also held alongside elections for the Maine Senate.
State representatives serve two-year terms in the Maine State House.[4]
Predictions
Summary of results
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party, bold text denotes a gain for a party.
Sources: Incumbents-2018 Maine House of Representatives election; Winners[9]
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 96, 0.8%
- District 82, 1.2% gain
- District 58, 1.6% gain
- District 98, 2%
- District 62, 2.4%
- District 66, 2.4%
- District 120, 2.4% gain
- District 53, 2.6%
- District 7, 3.2% gain
- District 49, 3.4%
- District 143, 3.4% gain
- District 16, 3.6%
- District 29, 3.7%
- District 107, 4% gain
- District 10, 4.2% gain
- District 76, 4.8%
- District 89, 5.07%
- District 55, 5.4%
- District 46, 5.8%
- District 68, 6%
- District 18, 6.4%
- District 126, 6.8%
- District 84, 7%
- District 91, 7%
- District 95, 7.2%
- District 88, 7.4% gain
- District 99, 8.8%
- District 71, 9%
- District 64, 9.2% gain
- District 147, 9.2%
- District 128, 9.4%
Incumbents not seeking reelection
Term-limited incumbents
22 incumbent representatives (eighteen Democrats, three Republicans and one independent) were term-limited and constitutionally prevented from seeking a fifth consecutive term.
- Richard Campbell (R), District 130
- Janice Cooper (D), District 47
- Mattie Daughtry (D), District 49 (Ran for State Senate)
- Michael Devin (D), District 90
- Richard Farnsworth (D), District 37
- Drew Gattine (D), District 34
- Sara Gideon (D), District 48 (Ran for U.S. Senate)
- Craig Hickman (D), District 81
- Brian Hubbell (D), District 135
- Erik Jorgensen (D), District 41
- Victoria Kornfield (D), District 125 (Ran for State Senate)
- Lawrence Lockman (R), District 137
- Donald Marean (I), District 16
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D), District 18
- Andrew McLean (D), District 27
- Matthew Moonen (D), District 38
- Catherine Nadeau (D), District 78
- Roger Reed (R), District 103
- Deane Rykerson (D), District 1
- John Schneck (D), District 126
- Stephen Stanley (D), District 143
- Ryan Tipping (D), District 123
Retiring incumbents
Eight incumbent representatives were eligible to seek another term but chose not to.
- Anne Beebe-Center (D), District 93
- Anne Carney (D), District 20 (Ran for State Senate)
- Philip Curtis (R), District 111
- Diane Denk (D), District 9
- Sheldon Hanington (R), District 142
- Chloe Maxmin (D), District 88 (Ran for State Senate)
- Harold Stewart (R), District 147 (Ran for State Senate)
- Scott Strom (R), District 106
Defeated incumbents
In primary
One incumbent representative sought reelection but was defeated in the primary election.
- John DeVeau (R), District 149
In general
Nine incumbent representatives sought reelection but were defeated in the general election.
- Kent Ackley (I), District 82
- Betty Austin (D), District 107
- Shawn Babine (D), District 29
- Jim Handy (D), District 58
- Norman Higgins (I), District 120
- Daniel Hobbs (D), District 7
- Henry Ingwersen (D), District 10
- Christina Riley (D), District 74
- Bettyann Sheats (D), District 64
Detailed results
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
District 101
District 102
District 103
District 104
District 105
District 106
District 107
District 108
District 109
District 110
District 111
District 112
District 113
District 114
District 115
District 116
District 117
District 118
District 119
District 120
District 121
District 122
District 123
District 124
District 125
District 126
District 127
District 128
District 129
District 130
District 131
District 132
District 133
District 134
District 135
District 136
District 137
District 138
District 139
District 140
District 141
District 142
District 143
District 144
District 145
District 146
District 147
District 148
District 149
District 150
District 151
Source: [9]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Not to be confused with Catherine Nadeau, D-Winslow, who was the term-limited incumbent previously in this seat.
- ^ Incumbent Arthur Verow died on December 19, 2019,[7] and Kevin O'Connell won a special election for the remainder of his term.[8]
- ^ Non-voting tribal member
- ^ The Maliseet chose not to send a Representative to the Maine House for the 129th Legislature.
External links
- Ballotpedia: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
- Elections & Voting division of the Maine Secretary of State
- "Maine: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Maine". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Maine 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
References
- ^ "Statewide Registered and Enrolled Data File (Active Status)" (PDF). Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Statewide Registered and Enrolled Data File (Inactive Status)" (PDF). Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Tabulations for Elections held in 2020". Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Democrat Ann Peoples died November 12, 2019.
- ^ Brewer legislator Arthur Verow dies at 77
- ^ Pendharkar, Eesha (March 4, 2020). "Brewer voters choose Democrat Kevin O'Connell to fill vacant House seat". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Maine Election Central". Bangor Daily News. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
