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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine Senate District 26

Maine State Senate · Maine

Rodney L. Whittemore (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating David W. Schwanke (D) by 17.4 points.

Rodney L. WhittemoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%9,756
41.3%6,869
16,625 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+26.42006R+29.22008R+28.62010R+17.42012D+26.12014D+23.92016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET