2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Maine Senate District 20
Maine State Senate · Maine
Ned Claxton (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Eleanor M. Espling (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ned ClaxtonDemocrat · winner
50.7%8,993
Eleanor M. EsplingRepublican
49.3%8,758
17,751 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET