Bruce A Bickford
Maine State Senator, District 20 since 2024. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
Maine State Senator, District 20Born 1955
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +4.7
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Taxation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
PROCEDURES · Failed in committee May 2025
ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Failed in committee May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Bickford was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maine Senate District 20 | Counting | D+4.9 | D+0.9 | −4.0 |
| 2024 | Maine State Senate, District 20 | Won | R+4.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | Maine House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Maine House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | R+18.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | Maine House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | R+24.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Maine House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | R+10.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Maine House of Representatives, District 63 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Maine House of Representatives, District 70 | Lost | D+0.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | Maine House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | R+13.9 | — | — |
| 2008 | Maine House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | R+7.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $85K
- Spent
- $83.6K
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Bickford, Bruce State | Active |
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Bickford has held
- Maine State Senate, District 20 · since 2024
- Maine House of Representatives, District 63 · 2014–2022
- Maine House of Representatives, District 70 · 2008–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bickford has run against
- Michael R. Scott (D) · 2026 general
- Bettyann W. Sheats (D) · 2024 election, won
- Brian S. Carrier (D) · 2018 election, won
- Nathan Paul Leclair (D) · 2016 election, won
- R. Wayne Werts (D) · 2014 election, won
- Michael Robert Scott (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bickford
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0b3965de-8fe2-42b4-bc21-115d6b2b470f
- Wikidata Q106425657
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET