Maine State Senate elections, 2012

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Maine State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Term limits • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

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Maine State Senate • 2012 Maine House Elections

State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for the office of Maine State Senate were held in Maine on November 6, 2012. A total of 35 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 15, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 12, 2012.

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Maine State Senate:

Maine State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	15	21
	Republican Party	19	13
	Independent	1	1
Total		35	35

Incumbents retiring

A total of 13 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Barry Hobbins	Democratic	Senate District 5
Bill Diamond	Democratic	Senate District 12
Cynthia Dill	Democratic	Senate District 7
David Hastings	Republican	Senate District 13
Debra Plowman	Republican	Senate District 33
Earle McCormick	Republican	Senate District 21
Elizabeth Schneider	Democratic	Senate District 30
Jonathan Courtney	Republican	Senate District 3
Joseph Brannigan	Democratic	Senate District 9
Kevin Raye	Republican	Senate District 29
Nancy Sullivan	Democratic	Senate District 4
Philip Bartlett	Democratic	Senate District 6
Richard Rosen	Republican	Senate District 31

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Maine in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	88	$1,988,888
2008	90	$1,854,105
2006	89	$1,990,662
2004	90	$2,095,278
2002	87	$1,323,033

In 2010, the candidates running for state senate raised a total of $1,988,888 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$1,809,803
Nadeau, James A	$8,386
Schweitzer, Daniel J	$3,810
James A Nadeau/Loan Forgiven, $000 balance	$3,500
Whalen, Francis J	$3,194
Maine Association of Realtors	$2,150
Millercoors	$1,900
Maine Dental Association	$1,800
Bangor Historic Track	$1,750
Maine Credit Union League	$1,650

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."

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Maine

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maine's population increased by 4.2 percent between 2000 and 2010, rising from 1.27 million to 1.33 million. The southwestern part of the state, including the area near the New Hampshire border and around the city of Portland, had the highest levels of population density and growth, while northern parts of the state accounted for little of Maine's total population or growth.

Maine was the only state that would have drawn new Congressional and state legislative maps in 2013 rather than before the 2012 elections, but a June 2011 court ruling required that the Congressional maps be drawn sooner. New Congressional districts were in place for the 2012 elections, but new state legislative lines were drawn in 2013.

Term limits

See also State legislatures with term limits and Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012

The Maine State Senate has been a term-limited state senate since Maine voters approved Question 1 in 1993. Under this law, state senators can serve no more than four consecutive 2-year terms. The Maine State Legislature tried, unsuccessfully, in 2007 to get the state's voters to extend the number of years they could consecutively serve in office by putting the Maine Term Limits Extension act on the ballot. Voters overwhelmingly (67-33%) rejected it.

There are 35 Maine State Senators. In 2012, 10 who were current members, or 28.6% of the total senate seats, were ineligible to run for the senate again in November. Of them, 5 were Democratic state senators and 5 were Republican state senators.

In addition to the 10 state senators who left office because of term limits, 26 state representatives were also termed-out.

The 10 current members of the state senate who were ineligible to run in November were:

Democrats (5):

• Barry Hobbins
• Bill Diamond
• Elizabeth Schneider
• Nancy Sullivan
• Philip Bartlett

Republicans (5):

• David Hastings
• Debra Plowman
• Jonathan Courtney
• Kevin Raye
• Richard Rosen

List of candidates

District 1

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Dawn Hill: 1,295 a - Incumbent Hill first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Arthur Kyricos: 1,260 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dawn Hill: 13,592

Arthur Kyricos: 8,066

District 2

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Wright: 1,004 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ronald Collins: 1,724 a - Incumbent Collins first assumed office in 2010.

Independent candidate:

• Richard Burns

November 6 General election candidates:

Thomas Wright: 6,377

Ronald Collins: 9,301

Richard Burns: 4,736

District 3

Note: Incumbent Jonathan Courtney (R) did not seek re-election. Instead, he ran for election to the U.S. House in the 1st Congressional District.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• John Tuttle: 929 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Bradford Littlefield: 1,152 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Tuttle: 11,070

Bradford Littlefield: 6,801

District 4

Note: Incumbent Nancy Sullivan (D) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• David Dutremble: 1,698 a
• James A. Emerson: 558

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

Independent candidate:

• James Booth

November 6 General election candidates:

David Dutremble: 10,062

James Booth: 8,749

District 5

Note: Incumbent Barry Hobbins (D) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Donald Pilon: 877
• Linda Valentino: 1,731 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Timothy Sevigny: 1,594 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Linda Valentino: 12,275

Timothy Sevigny: 8,115

District 6

Note: Incumbent Philip Bartlett (D) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• James Boyle: 1,107 a
• Timothy Driscoll: 522

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ruth Summers: 1,796 a

November 6 General election candidates:

James Boyle: 11,879

Ruth Summers: 9,525

District 7

Note: Incumbent Cynthia Dill (D) did not run for re-election. Instead, she ran for election to the U.S. Senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Bryan Kaenrath: 932
• Rebecca Millett: 1,592 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Gary Crosby: 1,531 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Rebecca Millett: 13,950

Michael Darren Wallace: 7,788

Note: Gary Crosby was replaced by Michael Darren Wallace on the general election ballot.

District 8

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Justin Alfond: 1,803 a - Incumbent Alfond first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Andrea Doherty: 394 a

Green Party:

• Asher Platts: 48 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John M. Brown: 48 (write-in)

Justin Alfond: 12,672

Asher Platts: 5,185

Note: Andrea Doherty withdrew prior to the general election.

District 9

Note: Incumbent Joseph Brannigan (D) did not run for re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Anne Haskell: 1,646 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Kirsten Martin: 877 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Anne Haskell: 14,186

Kirsten Martin: 5,352

District 10

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Stanley Gerzofsky: 2,210 a - Incumbent Gerzofsky first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ralph Dean: 1,461 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Stanley Gerzofsky: 13,636

Ralph Dean: 6,573

District 11

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Christopher Tyll: 3,092 a

Independent candidate:

• Richard Woodbury Incumbent Woodbury assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Christopher Tyll: 11,687

Richard Woodbury: 13,117

District 12

Note: Incumbent Bill Diamond (D) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Reid Scher: 1,050 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Gary Plummer: 1,829 a

Independent candidate:

• Martin Shuer

November 6 General election candidates:

Note: Reid Scher filed but did not appear on the general election ballot.

Gary Plummer: 12,104

Martin Shuer: 7,858

District 13

Note: Incumbent David Hastings (R) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Dennise Whitley: 1,057 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• James Hamper: 1,636 a

Note: House District 101 incumbent Richard Cebra withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dennise Whitley: 8,920

James Hamper: 10,329

District 14

June 12 Democratic primary:

• John Patrick: 1,872 a - Incumbent Patrick first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• C. Harvey Calden: 1,571 a

Independent candidate:

• Leonard Greaney

November 6 General election candidates:

John Patrick: 10,529

C. Harvey Calden: 5,562

Leonard Greaney: 2,442

District 15

June 12 Democratic primary:

• John Cleveland: 1,017 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Lois Snowe-Mello: 1,532 a - Incumbent Snowe-Mello first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Cleveland: 10,341

Lois Snowe-Mello: 8,982

District 16

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Margaret Craven: 730 a - Incumbent Craven first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Robert Reed: 552 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Margaret Craven: 10,208

Robert Reed: 4,933

District 17

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Colleen Quint: 969 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Garrett Mason: 1,514 a - Incumbent Mason first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Colleen Quint: 9,790

Garrett Mason: 9,818

District 18

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Joanne Dunlap: 1,446 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Thomas Saviello: 2,853 a - Incumbent Saviello first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joanne Dunlap: 7,844

Thomas Saviello: 12,723

District 19

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Seth Goodall: 1,987 a - Incumbent Goodall first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Jeffrey Pierce: 1,996 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Seth Goodall: 13,445

Jeffrey Pierce: 7,623

District 20

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Christopher Johnson: 1,853 a - Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2012.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Leslie Fossel: 2,041 a
• Stuart Smith: 1,115

November 6 General election candidates:

Christopher Johnson: 10,943

Leslie Fossel: 10,772

District 21

June 12 Democratic primary:

• David Bustin: 1,356 a
• Priscilla Jenkins: 1,169

June 12 GOP primary:

• Earle McCormick: 2,476 a - Incumbent McCormick first assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

David Bustin: 10,031

Patrick Flood: 10,309

Note: Earle McCormick was replaced by Patrick Flood on the general election ballot.

District 22

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Edward Mazurek: 1,554 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Christopher Rector: 1,917 a - Incumbent Rector first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Edward Mazurek: 10,535

Christopher Rector: 9,142

District 23

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Glenn Curry: 1,346 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Michael Thibodeau: 2,121 a - Incumbent Thibodeau first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Glenn Curry: 9,306

Michael Thibodeau: 10,747

District 24

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Penny Plourde: 1,305 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Roger Katz: 1,737 a - Incumbent Katz first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Penny Plourde: 6,973

Roger Katz: 11,504

District 25

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Dana Hernandez: 755
• Colleen Lachowicz: 827 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Thomas Martin, Jr.: 1,195 a - Incumbent Martin first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Colleen Lachowicz: 8,712

Thomas Martin, Jr.: 7,773

District 26

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Munson: 1,099 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Rodney Whittemore: 1,600 a - Incumbent Whittemore first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

David Schwanke: 6,869

Rodney Whittemore: 9,756

Note: Thomas Munson was replaced by David Schwanke on the general election ballot.

District 27

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Herbert Clark: 946 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Douglas Thomas: 1,931 a - Incumbent Thomas first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Herbert Clark: 8,061

Douglas Thomas: 9,481

District 28

June 12 Democratic primary:

• David White: 1,906 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Brian Langley: 2,283 a - Incumbent Langley first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

David White: 10,500

Brian Langley: 10,953

District 29

Note: Incumbent Kevin Raye (R) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits. Instead, he ran for election to the U.S. House in the 2nd Congressional District.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Anne Perry: 917 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• David C. Burns: 1,584 a
• Kathleen Caso: 750

Independent candidate:

• F. James Whalen

November 6 General election candidates:

Anne Perry: 6,262

David C. Burns: 7,158

F. James Whalen: 3,182

District 30

Note: Incumbent Elizabeth Schneider (D) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Emily Ann Cain: 1,486 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Roderick Hathaway: 1,245 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Emily Ann Cain: 11,021

Roderick Hathaway: 6,537

District 31

Note: Incumbent Richard Rosen (R) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Emery Deabay: 690 a
• Deborah Deane: 594

June 12 GOP primary:

• Edward Youngblood: 1,901 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Emery Deabay: 8,756

Edward Youngblood: 11,085

District 32

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Geoffrey Gratwick: 974 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Nichi Farnham: 1,350 a - Incumbent Farnham first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Geoffrey Gratwick: 8,793

Nichi Farnham: 8,295

District 33

Note: Incumbent Debra Plowman (R) was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits. Instead, she ran for election to the United States Senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Sherman Leighton: 853 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Andre Cushing: 1,462 a
• James Emerson: 1,255

Note: David E. Richardson withdrew from the race on April 13, 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sherman Leighton: 7,705

Andre Cushing: 11,985

District 34

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Daniel Levesque: 532 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Roger Sherman: 1,237 a - Incumbent Sherman first assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

Daniel Levesque: 6,106

Roger Sherman: 9,947

District 35

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Troy Dale Jackson: 1,289 a - Incumbent Jackson first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Peter Edgecomb: 1,085 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Troy Dale Jackson: 8,521

Peter Edgecomb: 8,016

See also

• Maine State Senate
• Maine State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

External links

• Maine Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Election Candidates
• Maine Secretary of State - Official primary results
• Maine Secretary of State - Independent candidate list
• Maine Secretary of State - Official list of 2012 declared write-in candidates
• Maine Secretary of State - Official list of 2012 General Election Candidates
• Maine Secretary of State - Official general election results

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)