2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Maine Senate District 31
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard W. Rosen (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Earl G. Sherwood (D) by 15.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard W. RosenRepublican · winner
57.7%12,313
Earl G. SherwoodDemocrat
42.3%9,032
21,345 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