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Maine, State Representative, District 82

Maine House of Representatives District 82
Current incumbentKent Ackley Independent

Maine's eighty-second state house district is represented by Common Sense Independent Representative Kent Ackley.

Maine state representatives represent an average of 8,682 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 8,333 residents.

About the chamber

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

Qualifications

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 representatives 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 house, 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 82

Incumbent Kent Ackley (Common Sense Independent Party) defeated Randall Greenwood (R) in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kent Ackley (Common Sense Independent Party)
50.2
2,155

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Randall Greenwood (R)
49.8
2,139

Total votes: 4,294
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 82

Randall Greenwood advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 82 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Randall Greenwood (R)
100
780

Total votes: 780


2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives 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.

Kent Ackley defeated incumbent Randall Greenwood in the Maine House of Representatives District 82 general election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Common Sense Independent Green check mark transparent.png Kent Ackley 53.09% 2,692
Republican Randall Greenwood Incumbent 46.91% 2,379
Total Votes 5,071
Source: Maine Secretary of State
Incumbent Randall Greenwood ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 82 Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randall Greenwood Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives 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. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Rachel Sukeforth was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Randall Greenwood defeated Timothy McDonald in the Republican primary. Greenwood defeated Sukeforth in the general election.

Maine House of Representatives District 82, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Greenwood 51.8% 2,276
Democratic Rachel Sukeforth 44.8% 1,968
None Blank Votes 3.4% 150
Total Votes 4,394


Maine House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Greenwood 57.3% 335
Timothy McDonald 42.7% 250
Total Votes 585

2012

Elections for the office of Maine House of Representatives 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. Craig Hickman (D) defeated Scott Davis (R) in the general election and defeated Kevin Cookson in the Democratic primary. Davis was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 82, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Hickman 58.7% 2,931
Republican Scott Davis 41.3% 2,060
Total Votes 4,991

Maine House of Representatives, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Hickman 77.9% 757
Kevin Cookson 22.1% 215
Total Votes 972

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Maine House of Representatives District 82 raised a total of $124,245. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $4,970 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maine House of Representatives District 82

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $21,947 2 $10,974
2014 $11,085 3 $3,695
2012 $13,704 3 $4,568
2010 $9,393 2 $4,697
2008 $9,922 2 $4,961
2006 $14,623 2 $7,312
2004 $19,834 4 $4,959
2002 $15,312 5 $3,062
2000 $8,425 2 $4,213
Total $124,245 25 $4,970