With two of three municipalities reporting, Richard Fournier was ahead of Lori Fowle in the Democratic primary for House District 58.
The district represents part of Augusta, Vassalboro and Windsor.
In Vass-alboro, where Fowle lives, she collected 191 votes to Fournier’s 51.
In Augusta, Fowle received 53 votes, to Fournier’s 43.
Fowle, 49, a former hair salon owner and stay-at-home mom, said she’s running for office because she wants to improve education and that she did not like the top-down approach of school district consolidation.
Fournier, 57, a retired letter carrier, said he wants to assure health insurance coverage for Mainers, work to preserve unions and help people faced with losing their homes.
The winner faces Rep. Karen Foster, R-Augusta.