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State House District 49

November 3, 2026 general election

People
8,868
Median household income
$102,526 ▲ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$348,100 ▲ Maine 296,600
Median age
54.8 ▲ Maine 44.8

State House District 49 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Suzanne Andresen R
West Bath · Clean Election
$24,143$23,143$100$11,363
Trent Vellella D
West Bath · Clean Election
$18,195$17,195$100$13,698

Raised to date: each campaign's total since it began (2025 included), from the Ethics Commission's list of registered candidates as of October 17, 2026; where a campaign isn't on it, its itemized 2026 contributions (files as posted October 17, 2026). Spent: likewise, to date. Clean Election: public funding paid this year. Their own: contributions and loans from the candidate. Every figure can be checked on the Commission's search.

Earlier this year

June 9 primary, Democratic

CandidateVotesShare
Trent E Vellellawon · WEST BATH1,895100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Suzanne R Andresenwon · WEST BATH60850%
Nicolas John Hamlin · WEST BATH60250%

From the Secretary of State's returns (votes added up over the towns; ranked-choice contests from the RCV summary report, round by round). Blank ballots aren't counted in the shares.

Outside spending

$18,884 spent by outside groups for or against this race's candidates (independent expenditures, reported to the Ethics Commission). The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$2,875
$6,772
$9,237
SpenderFor / againstAmount
The House Republican Fund
2026-10-07 · 1 expenditure
for Suzanne R. Andresen$6,000
REBUILD MAINE
2026-09-29 – 2026-10-14 · 3 expenditures
for Trent Vellella$5,172
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
2026-10-05 · 2 expenditures
for Trent Vellella$3,218
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
2026-10-04 – 2026-10-14 · 2 expenditures
against Suzanne R. Andresen$1,473
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC
2026-09-30 · 1 expenditure
for Trent Vellella$847
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC
2026-09-30 · 1 expenditure
against Suzanne R. Andresen$847
Common Sense for Maine
2026-09-28 – 2026-10-09 · 2 expenditures
for Suzanne R. Andresen$646
REBUILD MAINE
2026-10-14 · 1 expenditure
against Suzanne R. Andresen$555
People Over Politics PAC
2026-10-13 · 1 expenditure
for Suzanne R. Andresen$126

An expenditure that names several candidates is split as the spender reported it.