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State House District 72

November 3, 2026 general election

People
9,093
Median household income
$53,464 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$156,500 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
52.4 ▲ Maine 44.8

State House District 72 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Cynthia Soma-Hernandez D
Anson · Clean Election
$8,053$7,253—$1,835
Douglas Thomas R
Ripley · Clean Election
$11,600$10,600—$5,598

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
Cynthia J Soma-Hernandezwon · ANSON544100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Douglas Andrew Thomaswon · RIPLEY1,015100%

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

$130 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
$130
SpenderFor / againstAmount
People Over Politics PAC
2026-10-13 · 1 expenditure
for Douglas A. Thomas$130

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