2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
John M. Nutting (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating James G. Simones (R) by 10.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John M. NuttingDemocrat · winner
55.0%11,045
James G. SimonesRepublican
45.0%9,026
20,071 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET