Maine's 7th State Senate district
| Maine's 7th State Senate district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator |
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| Registration | 41.1% Democratic 25.2% Republican 33.7% No party preference | ||
| Population (2020) | 38,183[1] | ||
Maine's 7th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nicole Grohoski since 2022.
Geography
District 7 is made up of the southwestern corner of Hancock County.It also includes the town of Isle au Haut of Knox County.[2]
Hancock County - 67.3% of county
Knox County - 0.2% of county
Hancock:
City:
Towns:
- Bar Harbor
- Blue Hill
- Brooklin
- Brooksville
- Castine
- Cranberry Isles
- Deer Isle
- Frenchboro
- Lamoine
- Mount Desert
- Orland
- Penobscot
- Sedgwick
- Southwest Harbor
- Surry
- Swans Island
- Tremont
- Trenton
- Verona Island
Knox:
Town:
Recent election results
Source:[3]
2022 - Special
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Grohoski | 6,506 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | Brian Langley | 3,635 | 35.4 | |
| Green | Benjamin Meiklejohn | 115 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 10,256 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Grohoski | 12,811 | 59 | |
| Republican | Brian Langley | 8,913 | 41 | |
| Total votes | 21,724 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Grohoski | 15,962 | 62 | |
| Republican | Sherman Hitchens | 9,606 | 38 | |
| Total votes | 25,298 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical election results
Source:[4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rebecca Millett | 13,950 | 64.2 | |
| Republican | Michael Wallace | 7,788 | 35.8 | |
| Total votes | 21,738 | 100 | ||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Langley | 10,384 | 53.2 | |||
| Democratic | Theodore Koffman | 8,458 | 43.3 | |||
| Blank votes | None | 674 | 3.5 | |||
| Total votes | 19,517 | 100 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Langley | 13,218 | 55.8 | |
| Democratic | Moira O'Neill | 10,476 | 44.2 | |
| Total votes | 23,694 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louis Luchini | 13,361 | 64.1 | |||
| Republican | Richard Malaby | 7,486 | 35.9 | |||
| Total votes | 20,849 | 100 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louis Luchini | 14,280 | 55 | |
| Republican | Brian Langley | 11,672 | 45 | |
| Total votes | 25,952 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "State Senate District 7, ME". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Senate Districts - Maine State Legislature". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Maine State Senate District 7 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Maine State Senate District 7 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.