Maine State House District 35
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jim Thorne Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Debora S. FarnhamDemocraticJim ThorneRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Jim Thorne (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Jim Thorne (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: FarnhamRight column: Thorne
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeThorneNo published score for Farnham
- Races
- None listed
- Won 3 of 3
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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Candidates on the ballot
- Debora S. FarnhamDemocratic
- Jim ThorneIncumbentRepublican
Source: maine.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,613
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim ThorneWonName as filed: James E. Thorne Republican 4,613100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,871
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim ThorneWon(incumbent)Name as filed: James E. Thorne Republican 3,871100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,470
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSuzanne M. SalisburyWon Democratic 4,470100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,306
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAnn E. PeoplesWon Democratic 2,68962.5% RepublicanJames R. Bourque Republican 1,61737.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,827
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDillon F. BatesWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,85959.2% RepublicanJames R. Bourque Republican 1,96840.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,869
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDillon BatesWon Democratic 2,16756.0% RepublicanEmily Sarah Downing Republican 1,70244.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,899
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrian L. HubbellWon Democratic 2,82157.6% RepublicanPaul A. Paradis Republican 2,07842.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,236
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElspeth M. FlemingsWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,236100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,222
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElspeth FlemingsWon Democratic 3,33063.8% RepublicanRichard M. Savage II Republican 1,89236.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,986
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTheodore KoffmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,69367.6% RepublicanDavid A. Partridge Republican 1,29332.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,506
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTheodore KoffmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,63266.0% RepublicanCaspar W. Weinberger Jr. Republican 1,87434.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,878
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph C. BranniganWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,08372.4% RepublicanRobert C. Hains Republican 79527.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,383
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph C. BranniganWon Democratic 2,81583.2% IndependentMoses A. Sebunya Independent 56816.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,108
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticG. Steven RoweWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,108100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,918
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticG. Steven RoweWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,918100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,584
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticG. Steven RoweWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,584100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,598
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGerald A. HillockWon Republican 2,31150.3% DemocraticElden McKeen(incumbent) Democratic 2,28749.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,471
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElden McKeenWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,03958.7% RepublicanJohn H. Boyden Republican 1,43241.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,616
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElden McKeenWon Democratic 1,90252.6% RepublicanRalph H. Johnston Republican 1,71447.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,664
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGerald A. HillockWon(incumbent) Republican 1,35150.7% DemocraticElden McKeen Democratic 1,31349.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,371
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGerald A. HillockWon Republican 1,82554.1% DemocraticC. Russell Boothby Democratic 1,54645.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,209
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1983)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAgnes Mavourneen ThompsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,20699.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,775
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1983)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAgnes Mavourneen ThompsonWon Democratic 1,59957.6% RepublicanEarl G. Nicholson Republican 1,17642.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,771
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1983)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert S. HoweWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,771100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,181
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter J. CuranWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,76622.5% DemocraticRobert S. HoweWon Democratic 3,77617.8% RepublicanBarbara A. GillWon Republican 3,75417.7% RepublicanSamuel A. Hinds(incumbent) Republican 3,51316.6% DemocraticJohn Dana Bubier Democratic 2,79713.2% RepublicanJames R. Dyer Republican 2,57512.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,356
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter J. CuranWon Democratic 3,40018.5% RepublicanStephen L. PerkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 3,17917.3% RepublicanSamuel A. HindsWon Republican 3,05116.6% RepublicanE. Lyle Flynn(incumbent) Republican 2,94316.0% DemocraticJames J. Conley(incumbent) Democratic 2,91915.9% DemocraticPaul T. Bernard Democratic 2,86415.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,977
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard G. MortonWon Republican 1,91264.2% DemocraticClaude U. Bishop Democratic 1,06535.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,327
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEarl R. HawkensWon(incumbent) Republican 1,51765.2% DemocraticGregory W. Maguire Democratic 81034.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,696
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
Maine House of Representatives District 35, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEarl R. HawkensWon Republican 1,69362.8% DemocraticGregory W. Maguire Democratic 1,00337.2%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Maine State House District 35, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/me/house/35. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:me/sldl:35
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026