2018 Maine Senate election

2018 Maine Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Maine Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Troy Jackson Michael Thibodeau
(term-limited)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 1st 11th
Last election 17 18
Seats before 17 18
Seats won 21 14
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 347,752 268,735
Percentage 55.9% 43.2%
Swing Increase8.3% Decrease6.0%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Senate President before election

Michael Thibodeau
Republican

Elected Senate President

Troy Jackson
Democratic

The 2018 Maine State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected state senators in all 35 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the State Senate.

A primary election on June 12, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Maine Secretary of State's website.[1]

Following the 2016 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 18 members.

The Maine Secretary of State provides both a detailed description of each Senate seat as well as maps for each district, including this statewide Senate map showing all 35 Senate districts.[2]

After the 2018 elections, Republicans lost control of the chamber. The Democrats needed to net one Senate seat. In the election, the Democrats gained four seats, claiming the majority.

  1. ^ "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts Based on the 2010 Census (2011 - 2021)". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2018.