Stanley Byron Short Jr.
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 106 (2014–2016). Ran in 6 elections between 2012 and 2022, winning 3. Lost the 2026 race for Maine Senate District 3.
- Last margin
- −21.9
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 7
- 2012–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Short 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)
Every race Short has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Short won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maine State Senate, District 3 | General | Lost | Joel R Stetkis (R) | 39% | R+21.9 | R+28.4 | |
| 2022 | Maine House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Lost | Amanda Collamore (R) | 41.7% | R+16.5 | R+21.1 | |
| 2018 | Maine House of Representatives, District 106 | General | Lost | Scott Walter Strom (R) | 48% | R+4.1 | — | |
| 2016 | Maine House of Representatives, District 106 | General | Lost | Scott Walter Strom (R) | 48.3% | R+3.4 | — | |
| 2014 | Maine House of Representatives, District 106 | General | Won | Scott Walter Strom (R) | 52.1% | D+4.2 | — | |
| 2014 | Maine House of Representatives, District 106 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2012 | Maine House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Robert G. Engelhardt Sr. (R) | 50.1% | D+0.3 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Short has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 106 · 2014–2016
- Maine House of Representatives, District 29 · 2012–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Short has run against
- Joel R Stetkis (R) · 2026 election, lost
- Amanda Collamore (R) · 2022 election, lost
- Scott Walter Strom (R) · 2018 election, lost
- Robert G. Engelhardt Sr. (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)