RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Michael J Lance

Maine State Representative, District 79 since 2024. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maine State Representative, District 79

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
0
0 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin
+7.1
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 0 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Lance 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Maine House District 79CountingR+13.6R+19.2−5.6
2024Maine House of Representatives, District 79WonR+7.1——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$2.9K
Spent
$1.5K

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Lance, Michael J.
State
Active

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Seats Lance has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Lance has run against

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

How we know Lance

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET