The races that will decide control of the Maine Legislature
Democrats hold narrow majorities in both chambers. Numbered districts drew the most outside spending since Sept. 1. Tap or click any district for its profile.
76 Democrats2 other73 Republicans
76 seats for a majority of 151. Republicans need a net gain of 3.
D heldR heldOtherTop-spending race
Top 10 races by outside spending
Helps DHelps ROther
1
House District 98D held$100K
Kilton Webb (D)* vs. William St. Michel (R)
2
House District 52D held$99K
Sally Cluchey (D)* vs. David Guilmette (R)
3
House District 58U held$96K
Dexter Bridges Jr. (R) vs. Sharon Frost (I)*
4
House District 88R held$90K
Dana Staples (D) vs. Quentin Chapman (R)*
5
House District 47D held$89K
Wayne Farrin (D)* vs. Chester Grover III (R)
6
House District 83R held$89K
Timothy Becker (D) vs. Marygrace Cimino (R)*
7
House District 86R held$83K
Abigail Geer (D) vs. Rolf Olsen Jr. (R)*
8
House District 75D held$78K
H. Landry (D) vs. Randall Gauvin (R)
9
House District 104R held$77K
R. Winslow (R) vs. L. Pfeifle (I)
10
House District 82R held$75K
Christopher Lewey (D) vs. Caleb Ness (R)
20 Democrats15 Republicans
18 seats for a majority of 35. Republicans need a net gain of 3.
D heldR heldOtherTop-spending race
Top 8 races by outside spending
Helps DHelps ROther
1
Senate District 20R held$395K
Michael Scott (D) vs. Bruce Bickford (R)*
2
Senate District 16R held$336K
Patric Moore (D) vs. Scott Cyrway (R)*
3
Senate District 15R held$322K
Amanda Heath (D) vs. Kati McCormick (R)
4
Senate District 8D held$322K
Michael Tipping (D)* vs. Leo Kenney (R)
5
Senate District 14D held$245K
Craig Hickman (D)* vs. Steven McGee (R)
6
Senate District 18R held$176K
Elizabeth Bosworth (D) vs. John Andrews (R)
7
Senate District 26D held$167K
Timothy Nangle (D)* vs. Kenneth Cianchette (R)
8
Senate District 9D held$89K
Amy Roeder (D) vs. Stephen Carey (U)
Map colors and seat counts reflect 2024 winners. * Incumbent. U = unenrolled, I = independent. Explore every district
Source: MPI State House Explorer data from the Maine Ethics Commission, secretary of state's office and Maine GeoLibrary