RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Richard D. Hewes
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 8 (1976–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +1.7
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hewes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 26Maine House of Representatives, District 34Maine State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hewes has run
Margin: how far Hewes finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Maine State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Marietta E. Burrowes (D) | 50.9% | R+1.7 |
| 1974 | Maine House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Maine House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Robert P. Chamberlain (D), Foster A. Burningham (I) | 65.1% | R+35.5 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Robert L. Benoit (D) | 65.9% | R+31.8 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Walter Edward Simpson (D) | 64.4% | R+28.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hewes has held
- Maine State Senate, District 8 · 1976–1978
- Maine House of Representatives, District 34 · 1974–1976
- Maine House of Representatives, District 26 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hewes has run against
- Marietta E. Burrowes (D) · 1976 election, won
- Robert P. Chamberlain (D) · 1972 election, won
- Robert L. Benoit (D) · 1970 election, won
- Walter Edward Simpson (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive