2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
Garrett Paul Mason (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Nutting (D) by 11.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Garrett Paul MasonRepublican · winner
55.8%9,027
John M. NuttingDemocrat · incumbent
44.2%7,153
16,180 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET