Maine Senate: Party Control and History

Current seats

Democratic majorityDemocrats 20, Republicans 14, other 1. 35 seats; 18 for a majority.

Democrats 20Republicans 14Other 1

Other members: Independent 1. Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Maine overviewMaine House

District map

Democrat 20Republican 14Other 1

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

No majority line: the chamber changed size (32 to 35 seats).

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Other	Seats	Control
2022	22	13	0	35	Democratic majority
2020	22	13	0	35	Democratic majority
2018	21	14	0	35	Democratic majority
2016	17	18	0	35	Republican majority
2014	15	20	0	35	Republican majority
2012	19	15	1	35	Democratic majority
2010	14	20	1	35	Republican majority
2008	20	15	0	35	Democratic majority
2006	18	17	0	35	Democratic majority
2004	18	17	0	35	Democratic majority
2002	18	17	0	35	Democratic majority
2000	17	17	1	35	Tied
1998	20	14	1	35	Democratic majority
1996	19	15	1	35	Democratic majority
1994	16	18	1	35	Republican majority
1992	20	15	0	35	Democratic majority
1990	22	13	0	35	Democratic majority
1988	20	15	0	35	Democratic majority
1986	20	15	0	35	Democratic majority
1984	24	11	0	35	Democratic majority
1982	23	10	0	33	Democratic majority
1980	16	17	0	33	Republican majority
1978	13	19	1	33	Republican majority
1976	12	21	0	33	Republican majority
1974	14	19	0	33	Republican majority
1972	11	22	0	33	Republican majority
1970	14	18	0	32	Republican majority
1968	14	18	0	32	Republican majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 35 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	SUSAN Y BERNARD	Republican	66.2%
2	HAROLD L STEWART III	Republican	66.4%
3	BRADLEE THOMAS FARRIN	Republican	67.8%
4	STACEY K GUERIN	Republican	67.5%
5	RUSSELL J BLACK	Republican	66.1%
6	MARIANNE MOORE	Republican	68.1%
7	NICOLE C GROHOSKI	Democrat	61.5%
8	MICHAEL TIPPING	Democrat	50.1%
9	JOSEPH M BALDACCI	Democrat	58.4%
10	DAVID G HAGGAN	Republican	57.1%
11	GLENN CHIP CURRY	Democrat	55.8%
12	ANNE H BEEBE-CENTER	Democrat	58.7%
13	CAMERON D RENY	Democrat	55.1%
14	CRAIG V HICKMAN	Democrat	52.5%
15	RICHARD T BRADSTREET	Republican	50.6%
16	SCOTT WYNN CYRWAY	Republican	53.9%
17	JEFFREY L TIMBERLAKE	Republican	67.8%
18	RICHARD A BENNETT	Republican	64.9%
19	JOSEPH E MARTIN	Republican	57.0%
20	BRUCE BICKFORD	Republican	50.3%
21	MARGARET R ROTUNDO	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
22	JAMES D LIBBY	Republican	63.8%
23	MATTHEA ELISABETH DAUGHTRY	Democrat	68.7%
24	DENISE TEPLER	Democrat	52.8%
25	TERESA S PIERCE	Democrat	64.3%
26	TIMOTHY E NANGLE	Democrat	51.9%
27	JILL C DUSON	Democrat	77.1%
28	RACHEL TALBOT ROSS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
29	ANNE M CARNEY	Democrat	74.7%
30	STACY FIELDING BRENNER	Democrat	60.2%
31	DONNA BAILEY	Democrat	57.5%
32	HENRY L INGWERSEN	Democrat	58.3%
33	MATTHEW A HARRINGTON	Republican	60.8%
34	JOSEPH E RAFFERTY JR	Democrat	55.5%
35	MARK W LAWRENCE	Democrat	63.4%

2022: 35 contests, 2 not shown

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
2	HAROLD L STEWART III	Republican	70.1%
3	BRADLEE THOMAS FARRIN	Republican	65.5%
4	STACEY K GUERIN	Republican	70.2%
5	RUSSELL J BLACK	Republican	55.1%
6	MARIANNE MOORE	Republican	67.0%
7	NICOLE C GROHOSKI	Democrat	58.7%
8	MICHAEL TIPPING	Democrat	52.8%
9	JOSEPH M BALDACCI	Democrat	59.1%
10	PETER A LYFORD	Republican	56.2%
11	GLENN CHIP CURRY	Democrat	55.2%
12	ANNE H BEEBE-CENTER	Democrat	59.2%
13	CAMERON D RENY	Democrat	54.5%
14	CRAIG V HICKMAN	not in source	52.3%
15	MATTHEW GARY POULIOT	Republican	57.9%
16	DAVID P LAFOUNTAIN	Democrat	50.9%
17	JEFFREY L TIMBERLAKE	Republican	65.9%
18	RICHARD A BENNETT	Republican	62.5%
19	LISA M KEIM	Republican	62.6%
20	ERIC L BRAKEY	Republican	50.5%
21	MARGARET R ROTUNDO	Democrat	58.5%
22	JAMES D LIBBY	Republican	60.4%
23	MATTHEA ELISABETH DAUGHTRY	Democrat	69.7%
24	ELOISE A VITELLI	Democrat	57.9%
25	TERESA S PIERCE	not in source	63.3%
26	TIMOTHY E NANGLE	Democrat	50.9%
27	JILL C DUSON	Democrat	77.8%
28	BENJAMIN M CHIPMAN	Democrat	87.3%
29	ANNE M CARNEY	Democrat	75.4%
30	STACY FIELDING BRENNER	Democrat	62.0%
31	DONNA BAILEY	Democrat	59.0%
32	HENRY L INGWERSEN	Democrat	57.3%
33	MATTHEW A HARRINGTON	Republican	54.1%
34	JOSEPH E RAFFERTY JR	Democrat	58.1%
35	Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest

2020: 35 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	TROY DALE JACKSON	Democrat	59.4%
2	HAROLD L STEWART III	Republican	56.8%
3	BRADLEE THOMAS FARRIN	Republican	68.4%
4	PAUL T DAVIS SR	Republican	76.2%
5	JAMES F DILL	Democrat	58.0%
6	MARIANNE MOORE	Republican	62.8%
7	LOUIS LUCHINI	Democrat	55.0%
8	KIMBERLEY C ROSEN	Republican	57.8%
9	JOSEPH M BALDACCI	Democrat	55.0%
10	STACEY K GUERIN	Republican	69.8%
11	GLENN CHIP CURRY	Democrat	54.2%
12	DAVID R MIRAMANT	Democrat	57.6%
13	CHLOE S MAXMIN	Democrat	51.5%
14	SHENNA BELLOWS	Democrat	56.1%
15	MATTHEW GARY POULIOT	Republican	57.4%
16	SCOTT WYNN CYRWAY	Republican	56.2%
17	RUSSELL J BLACK	Republican	58.6%
18	LISA M KEIM	Republican	67.6%
19	RICHARD A BENNETT	Republican	59.6%
20	NED CLAXTON	Democrat	53.4%
21	NATHAN L LIBBY	Democrat	59.6%
22	JEFFREY L TIMBERLAKE	Republican	60.6%
23	ELOISE A VITELLI	Democrat	55.8%
24	MATTHEA ELISABETH DAUGHTRY	Democrat	66.2%
25	CATHERINE E BREEN	Democrat	62.0%
26	G WILLIAM DIAMOND	Democrat	60.8%
27	BENJAMIN M CHIPMAN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
28	HEATHER SANBORN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
29	ANNE M CARNEY	Democrat	67.2%
30	STACY FIELDING BRENNER	Democrat	53.9%
31	DONNA BAILEY	Democrat	54.6%
32	SUSAN A DESCHAMBAULT	Democrat	57.2%
33	DAVID C WOODSOME	Republican	62.8%
34	JOSEPH E RAFFERTY JR	Democrat	51.9%
35	MARK W LAWRENCE	Democrat	62.6%

2018: 35 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	TROY DALE JACKSON	Democrat	60.7%
2	MICHAEL E CARPENTER	Democrat	50.7%
3	BRADLEE THOMAS FARRIN	Republican	60.4%
4	PAUL T DAVIS SR	Republican	65.9%
5	JAMES F DILL	Democrat	40.6%
6	MARIANNE MOORE	Republican	61.3%
7	LOUIS JOSEPH LUCHINI	Democrat	64.1%
8	KIMBERLEY C ROSEN	Republican	58.5%
9	GEOFFREY M GRATWICK	Democrat	60.6%
10	STACEY K GUERIN	Republican	66.2%
11	ERIN D HERBIG	Democrat	59.0%
12	DAVID R MIRAMANT	Republican	63.4%
13	DANA L DOW	Republican	51.0%
14	SHENNA BELLOWS	Democrat	57.9%
15	MATTHEW POULIOT	Republican	56.9%
16	SCOTT W CYRWAY	Republican	50.4%
17	RUSSELL BLACK	Republican	54.5%
18	LISA M KEIM	Republican	65.5%
19	JAMES M HARPER	Republican	58.1%
20	NED CLAXTON	Democrat	50.7%
21	NATHAN L LIBBY	Democrat	60.4%
22	JEFFREY L TIMBERLAKE	Republican	62.8%
23	ELOISE A VITELLI	Democrat	57.7%
24	EVERETT BROWNIE CARSON	Democrat	67.8%
25	CATHERINE E BREEN	Democrat	61.9%
26	G WILLIAM DIAMOND	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
27	BENJAMIN M CHIPMAN	Democrat	74.9%
28	HEATHER B SANBORN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
29	REBECCA J MILLET	Democrat	74.3%
30	LINDA F SANBORN	Democrat	50.4%
31	JUSTIN M CHENETTE	Democrat	66.5%
32	SUSAN A DESCHAMBAULT	Democrat	62.6%
33	DAVID WOODSOME	Republican	58.9%
34	ROBERT A FOLEY	Republican	51.7%
35	MARK W LAWRENCE	Democrat	62.5%

2016: 13 contests, 1 not shown

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
7	Langley, Brian D.	not in source	66.6%	seats not in source
11	Fulford, Jonathan	not in source	60.4%	seats not in source
15	KATZ	not in source	77.3%	seats not in source
20	Brakey, Eric L	not in source	58.5%	seats not in source
21	Libby, Nathan L.	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
24	Everett Carson	not in source	58.8%	seats not in source
25	Breen, Catherine E.	not in source	57.0%	seats not in source
27	Chipman	not in source	67.2%	seats not in source
28	Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
29	Millett, Rebecca J.	not in source	64.2%	seats not in source
30	Volk, Amy F	not in source	58.8%	seats not in source
31	Chenette, Justin M.	not in source	62.2%	seats not in source
33	Boland, Andrea M. - Sanford	not in source	52.5%	seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.