The 2018 Maine House of Representatives elections took place as part of the
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United States elections.
Maine
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voters elected
state representatives in all 151 of the state house's districts, as well as non-voting members from the
Passamaquoddy Tribe and the
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine (HBMI) ( (MW)) is a federally recognized tribe of Maliseet, whose land is along the Meduxnekeag River in Maine, United States. They are headquartered in Littleton, Maine, located in Aroostook Coun ...
. State representatives serve two-year terms in the
Maine State House
The Maine State House in Augusta, Maine, is the state capitol of the State of Maine. The building was completed in 1832, one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine. Built using Maine granite, the State House was based on the design of th ...
.
A primary election on June 12, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6
general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the
Maine Secretary of State
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's website.
Following the 2016 state house elections,
Democrats maintained effective control of the House with 77 members and two coalition
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representatives.
Republicans
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held 72 seats following the 2016 elections. Following several vacancies and replacements between 2016 and 2018, on election day 2018, the
Democrats had increased their majority to 74 Democrats, one Green, and six Independent representatives, while the Republicans had decreased from 72 to 70 seats.
The
Maine Secretary of State
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provides both a detaile
description of each house seatas well as maps for each district, including thi
statewide House mapshowing all 151 House districts.
The Democrats gained sixteen seats in the election, and the Republicans lost thirteen. The sole
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member —
Ralph Chapman — was replaced by a Democrat, and the number of independents was reduced from six to five, with only two independent incumbents — Kent Ackley and Norman Higgins — being re-elected.
Summary of results by
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district
''Italics'' denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
Source:
Predictions
Term-limited incumbents
21 incumbents (5 Democrats, 14 Republicans, one independent and one Green) were ineligible to run for a 5th consecutive term due to term limits.
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Wayne Parry (R), District 10
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Heather Sirocki
Heather Sirocki is an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. ...
(R), District 28
*Kimberly Monaghan (D), District 30
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Denise Harlow (I), District 36
*Stephen Wood (R), District 57
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Eleanor Espling (R), District 65
*Tom Winsor (R), District 71
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Jeff Timberlake
Jeffrey Timberlake is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Timberlake represents District 17 in the Maine Senate, having previously represented District 22. Previously, he served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2010 to 201 ...
(R), District 75
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Deborah Sanderson (R), District 88
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Erin Herbig (D), District 97
*James Gillway (R), District 98
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Kenneth Fredette (R), District 100
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Stacey Guerin (R), District 102
*Raymond Wallace (R), District 104
*Thomas Longstaff (D), District 109
*Russell Black (R), District 114
*Louis Luchini (D), District 132
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Ralph Chapman (G), District 133
*Walter Kumiega (D), District 134
*Richard Malaby (R), District 136
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Beth Turner (R), District 141
Detailed results by
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2018 United States elections
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2018 United States Senate election in Maine
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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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2018 Maine gubernatorial election
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2018 Maine State Senate election
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June 2018 Maine Question 1
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List of Maine state legislatures
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The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...