Elections for the Maine State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.
Qualifications
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."
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."
List of candidates
District 1
June 11 Democratic primary:
- John L. Martin
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Shirlee Connors-Carlson
a
November 5 General election candidates:
John L. Martin: 9,033 
Shirlee Connors-Carlson: 3,339
District 2
June 11 Democratic primary:
- James P. Dunleavy
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Richard Kneeland
a
November 5 General election candidates:
James P. Dunleavy: 2,925
Richard Kneeland: 5,165 
District 3
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Herbert E. Clark: 1,009
- Stephen S. Stanley: 1,267
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Dean F. Clukey
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Stephen S. Stanley: 6,071 
Dean F. Clukey: 5,656
District 4
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Ralph E. Barnett
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Kevin L. Shorey
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ralph E. Barnett: 4,794
Kevin L. Shorey: 6,517 
District 5
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Dennis S. Damon
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- William D. Pinkham
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Dennis S. Damon: 8,493 
William D. Pinkham: 7,086
Richard Davis Hart: 1,438
District 6
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Charles D. Fisher
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Edward M. Youngblood
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Charles D. Fisher: 7,306
Edward M. Youngblood: 7,893 
District 7
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Mary R. Cathcart
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Steven Veit
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Mary R. Cathcart 
District 8
June 11 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
June 11 GOP primary:
- Paul T. Davis Sr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul T. Davis Sr. 
District 9
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Thomas E. Mooney
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- W. Tom Sawyer Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas E. Mooney: 5,273
W. Tom Sawyer Jr.: 6,471 
District 10
June 11 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
June 11 GOP primary:
- Betty Lou Mitchell
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Betty Lou Mitchell 
District 11
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Joseph E. Brooks
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Carol Weston
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Joseph E. Brooks: 5,657
Carol Weston: 2,100
Oliver Outerbridge: 7,228 
District 12
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Stefan Matthew Pakulski
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Christine R. Savage
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Stefan Matthew Pakulski: 6,514
Christine R. Savage: 9,134 
District 13
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Pamela H. Hatch: 1,335
a
- Paul L. Tessier: 1,092
June 11 GOP primary:
- Lynda N. Quinn
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Pamela H. Hatch: 6,255 
Lynda N. Quinn: 5,743
District 14
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Richard J. Carey: 847
- Kenneth T. Gagnon: 1,354
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Robert E. Wing
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Kenneth T. Gagnon: 8,132 
Robert E. Wing: 4,323
District 15
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Beverly C. Daggett
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- David R. Madore
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Beverly C. Daggett: 6,908 
David R. Madore: 5,864
District 16
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Christopher G.L. Hall: 1,298
a
- Benjamin L. Rines Jr.: 719
June 11 GOP primary:
- John H. Carroll: 1,590
- Leslie T. Fossel: 1,821
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Christopher G.L. Hall: 8,884
Leslie T. Fossel: 8,893 
District 17
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Gary T. McGrane
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Chandler E. Woodcock
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Gary T. McGrane: 4,784
Chandler E. Woodcock: 8,612 
District 18
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Sharon Treat
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- F. Douglas Newman
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Sharon Treat: 8,846 
F. Douglas Newman: 6,850
District 19
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Roger A. Baffer
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Arthur F. Mayo III
a
November 5 General election candidates:
David I. Chipman: 7,043
Arthur F. Mayo III: 8,616 
District 20
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Paul Chizmar
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Kenneth Blais
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul Chizmar: 6,499
Kenneth Blais: 7,143 
District 21
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Margaret R. Rotundo
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Robert D. Stone
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Margaret R. Rotundo: 7,020 
Robert D. Stone: 3,047
District 22
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Neria R. Douglass
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Ronald W. Potvin
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Neria R. Douglass: 5,838
Ronald W. Potvin: 7,418 
District 23
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Betheda Edmonds
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Reginald G. Pinkham
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Betheda Edmonds: 8,400 
Guy J. Vigue: 7,410
District 24
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Bruce Bryant
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Robert A. Cameron
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Bruce Bryant: 6,834 
Robert A. Cameron: 6,822
District 25
June 11 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
June 11 GOP primary:
- Richard A. Bennett
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Richard A. Bennett 
District 26
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Kathryn N. Turner
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Karl W. Turner
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Kathryn N. Turner: 8,155
Karl W. Turner: 10,617 
District 27
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Michael Brennan
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Sally G. Vamvakias
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael Brennan: 9,667 
Sally G. Vamvakias: 7,227
Flower Hinckley Noble: 1,260
District 28
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Michael W. Quint: 1,196
- Ethan Strimling: 1,931
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Robin D. Lambert
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ethan Strimling: 8,750 
Robin D. Lambert: 3,081
District 29
June 11 Democratic primary:
- William B. O'Gara
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Carolyn M. Gilman
a
November 5 General election candidates:
William B. O'Gara: 7,533
Carolyn M. Gilman: 7,932 
District 30
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Lynn Bromley
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Linda R. Boudreau: 1,381
a
- Ralph T. Kilgore: 962
November 5 General election candidates:
Lynn Bromley: 9,217 
Linda R. Boudreau: 7,422
District 31
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Peggy A. Pendleton
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Michael J. Dell'Olio
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Peggy A. Pendleton: 9,791 
Michael J. Dell'Olio: 6,066
Frederick Dolgon: 1,013
District 32
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Lloyd P. LaFountain III
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Robert D. Haggett
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Lloyd P. LaFountain III: 8,187 
Robert D. Haggett: 5,651
Dorothy LaFortune: 1,813
District 33
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Elizabeth C. Dupre
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- David L. Carpenter
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Elizabeth C. Dupre: 4,842
David L. Carpenter: 8,169 
District 34
June 11 Democratic primary:
- George A. Carroll
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Michael J. McAlevey: 1,649
- Richard A. Nass: 1,753
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael J. McAlevey: 6,858
Richard A. Nass: 8,254 
District 35
June 11 Democratic primary:
- Page A. Mead
a
June 11 GOP primary:
- Kenneth F. Lemont
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Larry M. Deater: 5,495
Kenneth F. Lemont: 9,764 
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