RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Cheryl A Hewes

Lost the 2026 race for Maine Senate District 7.

Last margin
−25.3
Lost 2026
Elections
1
2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Hewes has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hewes won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Maine State Senate, District 7GeneralLostNicole Grohoski (D)37.4%D+25.3$85.2KD+21.8−3.5

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Hewes’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$85.2K

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Hewes, Cheryl
State
Active

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Who Hewes has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)