Maine State Senate District 15

Incumbent

Matthew Pouliot

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 38,702
Gender |

49.7% Male

50.3% Female

Race |

91.4% White

0.8% Black

1.4% Asian

0.5% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 2.1% Hispanic
Median household income | $53,091
High school graduation rate | 93.3%
College graduation rate | 28.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Maine State Senate District 15 is represented by Matthew Pouliot (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Maine state senators represented an average of 38,924 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 37,953 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the chamber
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 2016 pivot county
* 3 District map
* 4 Redistricting
* 4.1 2020-2022
* 5 Elections
* 5.1 2022
* 5.2 2020
* 5.3 2018
* 5.4 2016
* 5.5 2014
* 5.6 2012
* 6 Campaign contributions
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the chamber[edit]

Members of the Maine State Senate serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Maine legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.[2][3]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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."[4]

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$15,417 for the first regular session. $10,923 for the second regular session.| $38/day for lodging (or mileage up to $38/day in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $32/day for meals. Set by statute.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with 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.[1]

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Maine State Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.[5][6] The governor must call for an election and allow all political committees representing the vacant seat to set all deadlines.[7][5][6] The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[8]

See sources: Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 382 and Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 381

## 2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

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.[9]

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Maine after the 2020 census

On September 29, 2021, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed legislation enacting redrawn state legislative district boundaries. The Maine Apportionment Commission approved final maps and submitted them to the legislature on September 27, 2021. The Maine Senate unanimously approved both maps by a vote of 31-0. The Maine House of Representatives approved new district boundaries for the state Senate by a vote of 129-0 and new state House district boundaries by a vote of 119-10.[10] These maps take effect for Maine’s 2022 legislative elections.

The Maine Wire reported, "The legislature made no changes to the maps the Apportionment Commission submitted, but some legislators did express dissatisfaction with the way districts had been drawn."[11] Some lawmakers objected to changes made to the composition of their districts, such as Ben Collings (D). After the plans were approved, Collings said, "“I did my best to work with the [apportionment] committee and use the process to make those changes.” “Unfortunately that did not come together for the district I represent.”[10]

How does redistricting in Maine work? In Maine, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. An advisory commission is also involved in the process. A two-thirds majority is required to approve new district maps, which are subject to veto by the governor.[12]

The composition of the 15-member advisory redistricting commission is as follows:[12]

1. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine State Senate each select two commissioners.
2. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine House of Representatives each appoint three commissioners.
3. The chairs of the state's two major political parties (i.e., the Republican and Democratic parties) each appoint one member.
4. The aforementioned 12 commissioners appoint two more members from the public, "with each party's representatives coordinating to choose one commissioner."
5. The two public commissioners appoint one additional member.

This commission may make recommendations to the state legislature regarding redistricting, but the legislature is not bound to abide by the commission's recommendations. If the state legislature is unable to pass a redistricting plan, the responsibility falls to the Maine Supreme Court.[12]

State statutes require that congressional districts be compact and contiguous, In addition, state laws require that congressional districts "cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."[12]

The Maine Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be "compact and contiguous, and that they cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."[12]

### Maine State Senate District 15
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### Maine State Senate District 15
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 14, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 15

Storme St. Valle is running in the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 15 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate

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| Storme St. Valle

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 15

Incumbent Matthew Pouliot is running in the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 15 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate

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| Matthew Pouliot

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Maine State Senate District 15

Incumbent Matthew Pouliot defeated Kalie Hess in the general election for Maine State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Matthew Pouliot (R)  |

57.4

| 12,167

| Kalie Hess (D) |

42.6

| 9,039

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 21,206

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kalie Hess in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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✔ |

| Kalie Hess |

100

| 3,154 | 0 | Advanced (1)

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 3,154

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matthew Pouliot in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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✔ |

| Matthew Pouliot |

100

| 2,408 | 0 | Advanced (1)

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,408

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Maine State Senate District 15

Matthew Pouliot defeated Kellie Julia in the general election for Maine State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Matthew Pouliot (R)  |

56.9

| 9,497

| Kellie Julia (D)  |

43.1

| 7,197

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 16,694
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 15

Kellie Julia defeated John Glowa in the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 15 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Kellie Julia |

51.9

| 1,458

| John Glowa |

48.1

| 1,351

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 2,809

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 15

Matthew Pouliot advanced from the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 15 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Matthew Pouliot |

100.0

| 2,545

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 2,545

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 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.[13]

Incumbent Roger Katz defeated Henry K. Dilts in the Maine State Senate District 15 general election.[14]

Maine State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Roger Katz Incumbent | 77.04% | 15,154
| Democratic  | Henry K. Dilts | 22.96% | 4,516
Total Votes | 19,670
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Marianne Stevens ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.[15][16]

Maine State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Marianne Stevens (unopposed)

Incumbent Roger Katz ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[15][16]

Maine State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Roger Katz Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 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. Anna Blodgett was unopposed in the Democratic primary but withdrew afterwards; she was replaced by Rebecca Cornell du Houx. Incumbent Roger Katz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Katz defeated Blodgett in the general election.[17][18][19][20]

Maine State Senate District 15, General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Roger Katz Incumbent | 69.6% | 11,938
| Democratic  |  Rebecca Cornell du Houx | 26.8% | 4,600
| None  |  Blank Votes  | 3.6% | 616
Total Votes | 17,154

### 2012[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 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. John Cleveland (D) defeated incumbent Lois Snowe-Mello (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[21][22]

Maine State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | John Cleveland | 53.5% | 10,341
| Republican  |  Lois Mello Incumbent | 46.5% | 8,982
Total Votes | 19,323

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Maine State Senate District 15 raised a total of $612,007. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $26,609 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Maine State Senate District 15

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $86,810 | 2 | $43,405
2016 | $20,916 | 3 | $6,972
2014 | $44,502 | 3 | $14,834
2012 | $55,809 | 2 | $27,905
2010 | $120,876 | 2 | $60,438
2008 | $85,913 | 2 | $42,957
2006 | $74,659 | 3 | $24,886
2004 | $53,610 | 2 | $26,805
2002 | $39,455 | 2 | $19,728
2000 | $29,457 | 2 | $14,729
Total | $612,007 | 23 | $26,609

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Maine State Legislature
* Maine State Senate
* Maine House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Maine State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ncsl.org, "Chart of Term Limits States," accessed December 16, 2013 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "limits" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part First., Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
3. ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part Second., Section 5," accessed November 1, 2021
4. ↑ Maine State Constitution, "Article IV," accessed February 11, 2021
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-381)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-382)
7. ↑ Maine Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Maine," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article IV, Section 5)
8. ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-361)
9. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bangor Daily News, "Thousands of Mainers to shift to new congressional districts," September 29, 2021
11. ↑ Maine Wire, "Maine Legislature accepts new redistricting plans, approves legal action on federal lobster rules," September 29, 2021
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 All About Redistricting, "Maine," accessed April 30, 2015
13. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
14. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
17. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
18. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
19. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
20. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
21. ↑ "Maine Secretary of State - Official primary results," accessed October 17, 2013
22. ↑ "Maine Secretary of State - Official general election results," accessed October 17, 2013

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Troy Jackson

Majority Leader:Nathan Libby

Senators

District 1

Troy Jackson (D)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Paul Davis (R)

District 5

James Dill (D)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Kimberley Rosen (R)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

David Miramant (D)

District 13

Chloe Maxmin (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Matthew Pouliot (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Russell Black (R)

District 18

Lisa Keim (R)

District 19

Richard Bennett (R)

District 20

Ned Claxton (D)

District 21

Nathan Libby (D)

District 22

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 23

Eloise Vitelli (D)

District 24

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 25

Catherine Breen (D)

District 26

Bill Diamond (D)

District 27

Benjamin Chipman (D)

District 28

Heather Sanborn (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Susan Deschambault (D)

District 33

David Woodsome (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (13)

Vacancies (1)

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