2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Maine Senate District 2
Maine State Senate · Maine
Harold L Stewart III (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Carpenter (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harold L Stewart IIIRepublican · winner
56.8%10,838
Michael E. CarpenterDemocrat · incumbent
43.0%8,208
19,080 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET