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State Senate District 19

November 3, 2026 general election

People
39,680
Median household income
$57,503 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$189,200 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
48.5 ▲ Maine 44.8

State Senate District 19 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
David Duguay I
Byron · Traditionally financed
$7,300—$7,100$5,088
Joseph Martin Rincumbent
Rumford · State Senator, District 19 · Traditionally financed
$13,299—$4,000$1,222
Peter Southam D
Bethel · Clean Election
$65,110$62,275—$24,358

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
Peter J Southamwon · BETHEL4,069100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph E Martinwon · RUMFORD4,453100%

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

$23,292 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
$13,293
$172
$9,827
SpenderFor / againstAmount
REBUILD MAINE
2026-09-29 – 2026-10-14 · 3 expenditures
against Joseph Edward Martin$10,737
REBUILD MAINE
2026-09-29 – 2026-10-05 · 2 expenditures
for Peter J. Southam$8,482
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
2026-09-22 · 1 expenditure
against Joseph Edward Martin$1,345
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
2026-09-22 · 1 expenditure
for Peter J. Southam$1,345
MAINE CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND
2026-09-22 · 1 expenditure
against Joseph Edward Martin$1,210
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
2026-10-14 · 1 expenditure
for Joseph Edward Martin$172

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