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A campaign that kicked off in February ended November 8 with a large turnout for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. Democrats were on the ballot in Lincoln County in 12 races, and won 10 of those contests.

Voters re-elected Democrats Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME01), state Sen. Eloise Vitelli (SD24), state Representatives Holly Stover (HD48) and Lydia Crafts (HD46) and County Commissioner William (Bill) Blodgett (D2), all of whom ran in contested races. District Attorney Natasha Irving and Sheriff Todd Brackett, both Democrats, ran unopposed.

Cameron Reny, candidate for Maine Senate District 13, won her race by nearly 2,000 votes and Clinton (Clint) Collamore Sr., was elected to Maine House District 45.

Wins like those in Lincoln County were seen all across the state. Democrats will maintain the majority in the Maine Senate, with 22 Democrats and 13 Republicans. In the House, Democrats grew their majority by six seats. The new legislature will have 82 Democrats, 67 Republicans and two independents.

It was an historic day across the state, with the re-election of Maine’s first woman governor. The 131st Maine Legislature will also be among the most diverse in history. Voters elected Deqa Delac of South Portland and Mana Abdi of Lewiston, the first Somali Americans to serve in the House; Jane Dutson of Portland, the first Black woman to serve in the Maine Senate; and Ambureen Rana of  Bangor, the first LGBTQ+ woman of color to serve in the House.

Early reports indicate voter turnout was significantly higher around the state compared to the 2018 midterm elections, and candidates on the ballot in Lincoln County saw larger margins of victory than recorded four years ago. (See results for all contested races in the tables below.)

Gov. Mills won all but five towns in the county and bested her Republican opponent, former Gov. Paul LePage, by 3,109 votes. That’s more than double her margin of victory in 2018, when she garnered 1,352 more votes than Republican Shawn Moody.

“Our candidates ran positive campaigns, focusing on ways to work together to find solutions to challenges facing families, businesses and workers in Lincoln County,” said Kelli Whitlock Burton, vice chair and 2022 campaign leader for the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC). “Most voters really seemed to respond to that inclusive and positive message.”

Even in the two most challenging districts in Lincoln County, which include the towns of Dresden and Somerville, Democrats turned out in large numbers. Jane Beckwith lost her race for Maine House District 53 to an incumbent, and Pamela Swift finished second in a three-way race for Maine House District 62.

An ambitious campaign to get out the vote (GOTV) began the Thursday before the election, led by the Maine Democratic Party and LCDC. Volunteers completed 174 canvassing shifts in six days, knocking more than 5,000 doors and talking to more than 1,500 voters all across Lincoln County. Those numbers far exceeded the goal set by the state party for Lincoln County.

Prior to GOTV, volunteers here talked to voters in more than 3,000 homes around the county. Campaign efforts also include a successful letters-to-the-editor initiative, a postcard campaign, hand-painted campaign signs, a video series, social media campaigns, a campaign website, monthly newsletter and volunteer staffing of a busy campaign headquarters in Newcastle.

More than 120 people volunteered for these and other projects. Local Democratic committees also played a key role in the campaign’s success. After a successful local organizing effort during the summer, 17 of Lincoln County’s 19 towns had active town committees. The groups heard from candidates, helped organize canvasses, placed campaign signs and wrote letters to the editor.

“Our municipal committees were led by a combination of long-time local Democratic activists and newly engaged, highly motivated volunteers determined to give our candidates their full support,” said Howard Waxman, LCDC campaign manager. “Working together with passionate enthusiasm, they were a critical component of our success in Lincoln County.”

Review the tables below for unofficial election results* to see how your town voted in contested races in Lincoln County. To see a pictorial log of the campaign, visit the 2022 Campaign in Pictures. To hear why voters supported Democrats this year, watch our “What’s on the Ballot” video series or read some of the letters to the editor that voters wrote for local papers.

*All election results  for uncontested races presented here were provided by town elections officials but are unofficial until certified by the Maine Secretary of State. To view vote totals for all towns at once in the tables for the gubernatorial, Congressional and Maine Senate races, select “25” in the drop-down box above each table.

Courtesy of Hee Leem

Governor

Governor Janet Mills of Farmington was re-elected with 56.62% of the vote, garnering 372,561 votes statewide compared to 284,035 votes for Paul LePage of Edgecomb and 13,263 for Sam Hunkler of Beals. In Lincoln County, Gov. Mills bested LePage by 3,109 votes, more than double her margin of victory in 2018.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Courtesy of Bob Crink

US House CD1

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Vinalhaven was re-elected with 63.32% of the vote statewide, garnering 217,812 votes compared to 126,162 for Ed Thelander of Bristol. In Lincoln County, Rep. Pingree received 2,393 more votes than her opponent, more than double her margin of victory in 2018.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Courtesy of Bob Crink

Maine Senate District 13

Cameron Reny of Bristol was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate with 53.20% of the vote, receiving 11,884 votes across the district compared to 9,902 for Republican Abden Simmons of Waldoboro. She won her race by nearly 2,000 votes, the largest margin of victory for this Senate seat in 12 years.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Courtesy of Bob Crink

Maine Senate District 24

Sen. Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic was re-elected to the Maine Senate with 58.21% of the vote, receiving 12,323 votes across the district compared to 9,251 for Republican Matthew Brackley of West Bath. Vitelli, who represents Dresden in Lincoln County, served as Senate Majority Leader in the 130th Maine Legislature.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Courtesy of Bob Crink

Maine House District 45

Clinton (Clint) Collamore Sr. was elected to his first term in the Maine House with 53.13% of the vote, receiving 2,486 votes across the district compared to 2,193 for Republican Lynn Madison, also of Waldoboro. Clint is the first Democrat to hold this seat since 2008.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Maine House District 46

Rep. Lydia Crafts of Newcastle was re-elected to her second term in the Maine House with 69.57% of the vote, receiving 3,669 votes across the district compared to 1,982 for Republican Merle Parise, also of Newcastle.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Maine House District 47

There was no Democratic candidate in this race, which was a three-way contest for an open seat. Republican Ed Polewarcyzk of Wiscasset won with 40.74% of the vote, garnering 2,054 votes. Independent Evan Goodkowksy finished second, with 1,763 votes and Independent Les Fossel came in third with 1,225 votes.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.

Courtesy of Bob Crink

Maine House District 48

Rep. Holly Stover of Boothbay was re-elected to her third term in the Maine House with 63.23% of the vote, receiving 3,536 votes across the district compared to 2,056 for Republican Tricia Warren of Boothbay Harbor.
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Maine House District 53

Jane Beckwith of Randolph lost her race to incumbent Republican Rep. Michael Lemelin of Chelsea. Beckwith received 2,056 votes, while Lemelin garnered 3,536 votes. House District 53 includes Dresden in Lincoln County.
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Maine House District 62

Pamela Swift of Palermo finished second in a three-way race for this district, which includes Somerville in Lincoln County.  Swift received 1,500 votes compared to 2,667 for Republican Katrina Smith of Palermo, who won the race. Independent Lindsey Harwath of China finished third with 437 votes.
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Lincoln County Commission, District 2

Commissioner William “Bill” Blodgett of Waldoboro was re-elected to his eighth term on the County Commission with 59.66% of the vote. Blodgett received 4,046 votes across the district compared to 2,736 votes for Henry Simmons of Nobleboro.
See town-by-town results below. View statewide tallies here.