Since we’re on a roll with news from state legislative races (well, two posts is unusual, so I’ll call that “a roll”), Maine Democrats are celebrating a special election win last night, where Democrat Deane Jones beat Republican Penelope Morrell by 1,469 to 1,180. With this pick-up of a previously Republican seat (held by Rep. Abigail Holman until her untimely death in a skiing accident this past April), Maine Democrats now enjoy an 89-60-2 margin of control in the state House.
Coming off a very successful 2006 election, where Republicans lost 15 seats in the House, Maine Democrats are keeping up the momentum–momentum that can hopefully help Tom Allen launch an aggressive challenge to war hawk Joe Lieberman’s favorite Republican conspirator in the Senate: Susan Collins.
I think the composition is 89 Democrats, 60 Republicans, and 2 Unenrolled. The Maine House has 151 members, but 89-59-2 only adds up to 150.
The Maine House site is updated with the new rep and it has 89-60-2.
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