Maine Senate District 2

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Trey Stewart Republican (not matched to a candidate; the list has Harold L. Stewart III) · Member list as of Oct 28

Harold L. Stewart IIIRepublican6 years since first win on file

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Harold L. Stewart III (R) 66.4, Matthew J. Rush (D) 33.6

Janel C. Underwood-CharetteDemocratic

Last election: Harold L. Stewart III (Republican) won by 32.8 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Races won and lost: 5-0; None on file
Years since first win on file: 6; Not available

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Janel C. Underwood-CharetteDemocratic
Harold L. Stewart IIIRepublican

Source: maine.gov, dated Oct 28

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History (29 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 20,586
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarold L. Stewart IIIWon	Republican	13,66866.4%	66.4%
DemocraticMatthew J. Rush	Democratic	6,91833.6%	33.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,678
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarold L. Stewart IIIWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,68170.0%	70.0%
DemocraticDanielle A. Fienberg	Democratic	4,99730.0%	30.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,080
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarold L. Stewart IIIWon	Republican	10,83856.8%	56.8%
DemocraticMichael E. Carpenter(incumbent)	Democratic	8,20843.0%	43.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	340.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,659
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael E. CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,43350.7%	50.7%
RepublicanKaren Ann Reynolds	Republican	7,22649.3%	49.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,912
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael E. CarpenterWon	Democratic	9,89952.3%	52.3%
RepublicanRicky D. Long	Republican	9,01347.7%	47.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,020
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMichael James WilletteWon	Republican	7,62650.8%	50.8%
DemocraticMichael E. Carpenter	Democratic	7,39449.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,414
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald F. CollinsWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,30145.6%	45.6%
DemocraticThomas J. Wright	Democratic	6,37731.2%	31.2%
IndependentRichard J. Burns	Independent	4,73623.2%	23.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,360
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald F. CollinsWon	Republican	8,59155.9%	55.9%
DemocraticRichard J. Burns	Democratic	6,76944.1%	44.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,138
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard A. NassWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,78651.0%	51.0%
DemocraticRichard J. Burns	Democratic	10,35249.0%	49.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,420
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard A. NassWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,93355.0%	55.0%
DemocraticThomas J. Wright	Democratic	6,48745.0%	45.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,667
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard A. NassWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,24654.4%	54.4%
DemocraticAnthony V. Cilluffo	Democratic	9,42145.6%	45.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,090
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard KneelandWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,16563.8%	63.8%
DemocraticJames M. Dunleavy	Democratic	2,92536.2%	36.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,103
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard KneelandWon	Republican	6,01054.1%	54.1%
DemocraticEugene J. McLaughlin Jr.	Democratic	5,09345.9%	45.9%

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanR. Leo KiefferWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,093100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,963
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanR. Leo KiefferWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,40058.4%	58.4%
DemocraticEugene J. McLaughlin Jr.	Democratic	4,56341.6%	41.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,424
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanR. Leo KiefferWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,60759.5%	59.5%
DemocraticCarolyne T. Mahany	Democratic	3,81740.5%	40.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,916
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1993)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanR. Leo KiefferWon	Republican	7,66255.1%	55.1%
DemocraticJ. Gregory Freeman	Democratic	6,25444.9%	44.9%

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonald F. CollinsWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,518100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,269
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1993)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonald F. CollinsWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,55967.1%	67.1%
DemocraticCharles A. Nadeau	Democratic	3,70932.9%	32.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonald F. CollinsWon	Republican	5,62863.2%	63.2%
DemocraticJames Dunleavy	Democratic	3,28336.8%	36.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,456
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1993)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames McBreairtyWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,69867.2%	67.2%
DemocraticHollis E. Smith	Democratic	3,75732.8%	32.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,243
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1983)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis L. DutrembleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,61860.5%	60.5%
RepublicanJohn G. Binette	Republican	5,62539.5%	39.5%

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis L. DutrembleWon	Democratic	12,719100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,304
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1983)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert M. FarleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,01262.0%	62.0%
RepublicanArtemus E. Weatherbee	Republican	4,29238.0%	38.0%

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert M. FarleyWon	Democratic	12,79199.8%	99.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	190.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,830
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1983)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGuy A. MarcotteWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,14460.4%	60.4%
RepublicanPlato Truman	Republican	4,68639.6%	39.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,144
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1983)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGuy A. MarcotteWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,91063.0%	63.0%
RepublicanPlato Truman	Republican	5,23437.0%	37.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,187
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGuy A. MarcotteWon	Democratic	8,42763.9%	63.9%
RepublicanM. Abbott Pendergast	Republican	4,76036.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,518
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Maine Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticArmand DuquetteWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,82163.3%	63.3%
RepublicanArthur Webster	Republican	5,69736.7%	36.7%

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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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.

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