The following candidates are seeking to represent central Maine communities in the state Senate and House of Representatives. Primary elections on June 12 will determine Democratic and Republican nominees in contested races, who will then appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

There are no Green Independents running in the central Maine area. Unenrolled candidates have until June 1 to submit signatures to appear on the November general election ballot. They must submit a minimum 50 signatures if they are running for the House and 200 for the Senate, according to the Department of the Secretary of State.

SENATE

* District 18: Joanne F. Dunlap, D-Rangeley Plantation, v. Thomas B. Saviello, R-Wilton.

The district represents: Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Rome, Vienna and Wayne in Kennebec County; Mercer and Smithfield in Somerset County; and includes Carrabassett Valley, Farmington, Industry, Kingfield, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Phillips, Rangeley, Strong, Wilton and other communities in Franklin County.

* District 23: Glenn E. Curry, D-Belfast, v. Michael D. Thibodeau, R-Winterport.

The district represents Burnham, Freedom, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy, Unity and 20 other communities in Waldo County.

* District 24: Roger J. Katz, R-Augusta, v. Penny A. Plourde, D-Vassalboro.

The district represents Augusta, China, Oakland, Sidney and Vassalboro.

* District 25: Dana Bushee Hernandez, D-Waterville, or Colleen M. Lachowicz, D-Waterville, v. Thomas H. Martin Jr., R-Benton.

The district represents Albion, Benton, Clinton, Unity Township, Waterville and Winslow in Kennebec County; Detroit and Pittsfield in Somerset County.

* District 26: Thomas W. Munson, D-Fairfield, v. Rodney L. Whittemore, R-Skowhegan.

The district represents Anson, Athens, Bingham, Canaan, Cornville, Embden, Fairfield, Jackman, Madison, Moscow, New Portland, Norridgewock, Skowhegan, Solon, Starks and other communities in Somerset County.

* District 27: Hebert E. Clark, D-Millinocket, v. Douglas A. Thomas, R-Ripley.

The district represents Cambridge, Harmony, Hartland, Palmyra, Ripley and St. Albans in Somerset County and more than 60 communities in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

* District 24: David B. Pearson, D-Dexter, v. Raymond A. Wallace, R-Dexter.

The district represents Athens, Charleston, Dexter, Garland, Harmony and Ripley.

* District 27: Harold Burgess Dowse, D-Cambridge, v. Peter B. Johnson, R-Greenville.

The district represents Abbot, Beaver Cove, Bowerbank, Brownville, Cambridge, Greenville, Guilford, Monson, Parkman, Sebec, Shirley, Willimantic and Plantation of Kingsbury, and the unorganized territories of Blanchard Township, northeast Piscataquis and northwest Piscataquis.

* District 28: Dean A. Cray, R-Palmyra, v. Daniel S. Swain, D-Canaan.

The district represents Canaan, Cornville, Hartland, Palmyra and St. Albans.

* District 29: Robert G. Engelhardt Sr., R-Pittsfield, or John F. Ring Sr., R-Pittsfield, v. Stanley Byron Short Jr., D-Pittsfield.

The district represents Clinton, Detroit and Pittsfield.

* District 45: R. Ryan Harmon, R-Palermo, v. Brian L. Jones, D-Freedom.

The district represents Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy and Unity.

* District 54: Susan E. Morissette, R-Winslow, v. Catherine M. Nadeau, D-Winslow.

The district represents Winslow and part of Benton.

* District 55: David H. Cotta, R-China, v. Helen Marie Hanson, D-China.

The district represents Albion, part of Benton, China and Unity Township.

* District 58: Karen D. Foster, R-Augusta, v. Richard Paul Fournier, D-Windsor, v. Lori Fowle, D-Vassalboro.

The district represents part of Augusta, Vassalboro and Windsor.

* District 76: Henry E. Murphy Beck, D-Waterville, v. Robert Neal Patterson, R-Waterville.

The district represents parts of Oakland and Waterville.

* District 77: Alek J. Fortier, R-Waterville, v. Thomas R. W. Longstaff, D-Waterville.

The district represents part of Waterville.

* District 78: Harry Hayes, D-Oakland, v. Robert W. Nutting, R-Oakland.

The district represents part of Oakland and Sidney.

* District 83: Pamela J. Boivin, D-Manchester, v. Dennis L. Keschl, R- Belgrade.

The district represents Belgrade, Fayette, Manchester, Mount Vernon and Vienna.

* District 84: Edward D. Finch, D-Fairfield, or Karen Kusiak, D-Fairfield, v. John J. Picchiotti, R-Fairfield.

The district represents Fairfield, Rome and Smithfield.

* District 85: Jeffrey M. McCabe, D-Skowhegan, v. Donald L. Skillings, R-Skowhegan.

The district represents Skowhegan.

* District 86: Margaret E. Allen, D-Madison, v. Edward Russell Goff IV, R-Norridgewock.

The district represents Madison, Norridgewock and Solon.

* District 87: Clinton W. Brooks, R-Jay, v. Daniel S. DiPompo, D-Jay.

The district represents Chesterville, Jay, New Sharon, Mercer and Starks.

* District 88: Larry Charles Dunphy, R-Embden, v. Colby James Seams, D-Anson.

The district represents Anson, Bingham, Caratunk, Carrabassett Valley, Embden, Jackman, Moscow, New Portland, and 15 other communities.

* District 89: Lance E. Harvell, R-Farmington, v. Keith A. Welch, D-Farmington.

The district represents Farmington and Industry.

* District 90: Russell J. Black, R-Wilton, v. Richard M. Stovall, D-Phillips.

The district represents Avon, New Vineyard, Phillips, Strong, Temple, Wilton and several other communities.

* District 91: Michael K. Broderick, D-Bethel, v. Jarrod S. Crockett, R- Bethel.

The district represents Bethel, Eustis, Gilead, Hanover, Kingfield, Newry, Rangeley, Stoneham, Upton, Woodstock and plantations of Dallas, Lincoln and Magalloway, Salem Township and unorganized territories in Franklin and Oxford counties.

* District 92: Matthew J. Peterson, D-Rumford, v. Thomas H. Skolfield, R- Weld.

The district represents Andover, Bryon, Roxbury, Rumford, Weld and Rangeley and Sandy River plantations and unorganized territories in Franklin County.