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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine Senate District 2

Maine State Senate · Maine

Michael E. Carpenter (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Ricky D. Long (R) by 4.7 points.

Michael E. CarpenterDemocrat · winner
52.3%9,899
Ricky D. LongRepublican
47.7%9,013
18,912 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+11.92010R+14.32012R+1.52014D+4.72016D+1.42018R+13.82020

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