Maine's 8th State Senate district

Maine's 8th
State Senate district

Senator
  Mike Tipping
DOrono
Registration26.3% Democratic
25.9% Republican
43.8% No party preference
Population (2020)38,953[1]

Maine's 8th State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Maine Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Mike Tipping since 2022.

Geography

District 8 represents a small part of Penobscot County.[2]

Penobscot County - 25% of county

Penobscot:

City:

Towns:

Recent election results

Source:[3]

2022

2022 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Tipping 8,317 52.8
Republican Eric Rojo 7,421 47.2
Total votes 15,738 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Tipping 10,240 50.3
Republican Leo C. Kenney 10,108 47
Total votes 20,348 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical election results

Source:[4]

2012

2012 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Justin Alfond 12,672 70.8
Green Asher Platts 5,185 29
Republican John M. Brown 48 0.3
Total votes 17,905 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberley Rosen 9,671 53.5
Democratic Paul P. Davis 7,569 41.9
Blank votes None 836 4.6
Total votes 18,076 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberley Rosen Unopposed 100%
Total votes N/A
Republican hold

2018

2018 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberley Rosen 10,521 58.5
Democratic Beverly Ulenhake 7,458 41.5
Total votes 17,979 100
Republican hold

2020

2020 Maine State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberley Rosen 13,113 57.8
Democratic Beverly Ulenhake 8,332 36.7
Independent Teresa Montague 1,231 5.4
Total votes 22,676 100
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 8, ME". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Senate Districts - Maine State Legislature". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maine State Senate District 8 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Maine State Senate District 8 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.