Democrat Chris Johnson defeated Rep. Dana Dow, R-Waldoboro, in a special election Tuesday, giving the Democrats an unexpected win in Senate District 20.
Unofficial results released by Democrats, and updated this morning by the Kennebec Journal, give Johnson a 466 vote margin with all precincts reporting. The totals show 3,368 for Johnson and 2,902 for Dow.
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Senate District 20 includes 19 towns in Lincoln County, two in Knox County and the Kennebec County town of Windsor.
Dow, a current House member and former state senator, was widely seen as the favorite to win the seat that was vacated late last year by Sen. David Trahan, R-Waldoboro. Democrats, who have planned a press conference later today to talk about the win, say voters are tired of Republican rule.
“It was a repudiation of what folks are seeing in Augusta,” said Lizzy Reinholt, spokeswoman for the Maine Democratic Party.
Even after Johnson is sworn-in, Republicans will still control the chamber 19-15-1.
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