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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine Senate District 6

Maine State Senate · Maine

James A. Boyle (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Ruth A. Summers (R) by 11.0 points.

James A. BoyleDemocrat · winner
55.5%11,879
Ruth A. SummersRepublican
44.5%9,525
21,404 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

EvenD+13.52006D+14.82008D+4.72010D+11.02012R+11.02014R+12.52016

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