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Maine, State Senate, District 5

Maine State Senate District 5
Current incumbentJames Dill Democratic Party

Maine's fifth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator James Dill.

Maine state senators represent an average of 37,953 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 36,426 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Maine State Senate serve two-year terms with term limits. Maine legislators assume office after the first Wednesday in December after their election.

Qualifications

Section 6 of Part 2 of Article 4 of the Maine Constitution states, "The Senators shall be 25 years of age at the commencement of the term, for which they are elected, and in all other respects their qualifications shall be the same as those of the Representatives."

Section 4 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Maine Constitution states, "Qualifications; residency requirement. No person shall be a member of the House of Representatives, unless the person shall, at the commencement of the period for which the person is elected, have been 5 years a citizen of the United States, have arrived at the age of 21 years, have been a resident in this State one year; and for the 3 months next preceding the time of this person's election shall have been, and, during the period for which elected, shall continue to be a resident in the district which that person represents."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$10,131/year$38/day for lodging (or mileage and tolls up to $38/day in lieu of housing). $32/day for meals. Set by statute.

Term limits

The Maine legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Maine Term Limits Act in 1993. That initiative said that Maine senators are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1993 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 1996.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election and allow all political committees representing the vacant seat to set all deadlines. The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

2016 pivot county

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This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Maine State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline is March 16, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 5

Incumbent James Dill (D) defeated Debbi Perkins (R) and Maia Dendinger (Maine Socialist Party) in the general election for Maine State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

James Dill (D)
55.7
8,789

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Debbi Perkins (R)
37.1
5,855

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Maia Dendinger (Maine Socialist Party)
7.1
1,124

Total votes: 15,768
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 5

Incumbent James Dill advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 5 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

James Dill (D)
100
2,668

Total votes: 2,668
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 5

Keith Kneeland Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 5 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Keith Kneeland Sr. (R)
100
1,624

Total votes: 1,624


2016

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.

Incumbent James Dill defeated Brent Baber in the Maine State Senate District 5 general election.

Maine State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Dill Incumbent 62.59% 12,117
Republican Brent Baber 37.41% 7,241
Total Votes 19,358
Source: Maine Secretary of State
Incumbent James Dill ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 5 Democratic primary.

Maine State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Dill Incumbent (unopposed)
Brent Baber ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 5 Republican primary.

Maine State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brent Baber (unopposed)


2014

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. James Dill defeated Herbert Clark in the Democratic primary. Wanda Lincoln was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards. Dill defeated replacement Republican candidate Mitchell McLaughlin in the general election.

Maine State Senate District 5, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dill 54.7% 8,638
Republican Mitchell McLaughlin 38.3% 6,052
None Blank Votes 7.1% 1,115
Total Votes 15,805


Maine State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dill 64.6% 1,351
Herbert Clark 35.4% 739
Total Votes 2,090

2012

Elections for the office of Maine State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 15, 2012. Linda Valentino (D) defeated Timothy Sevigny (R) in the general election and defeated Donald Pilon in the Democratic primary. Sevigny was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Maine State Senate, District 5, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Valentino 60.2% 12,275
Republican Timothy Sevigny 39.8% 8,115
Total Votes 20,390

Maine State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Valentino 66.4% 1,731
Donald Pilon 33.6% 877
Total Votes 2,608

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Maine State Senate District 5 raised a total of $367,553. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $14,702 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maine State Senate District 5

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $64,154 2 $32,077
2014 $35,675 4 $8,919
2012 $56,210 3 $18,737
2010 $44,378 2 $22,189
2008 $29,499 2 $14,750
2006 $52,105 3 $17,368
2004 $38,494 3 $12,831
2002 $40,143 3 $13,381
2000 $6,895 3 $2,298
Total $367,553 25 $14,702