Abden Simmons
Abden Simmons | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office June 14, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Clinton Collamore |
Constituency | 45th district |
In office December 7, 2016 – December 5, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Evangelos |
Succeeded by | Jeffrey Evangelos |
Constituency | 91st district |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Abden Simmons is an American politician from the state of Maine. A member of the Republican Party, he serves in the Maine House of Representatives representing the 45th district since 2023. He previously served a single term representing the 91st district from 2016 to 2018.[1]
Career
Simmons was elected to the Maine House in 2016, filling the seat of retiring independent Jeffrey Evangelos. Evangelos returned to challenge Simmons for re-election in 2018 and won. Simmons ran for Maine Senate in 2022 in the 13th district, but lost by a 9.4% margin.[2] He is now a member of the Waldoboro select board. On March 29, 2023, officials of the Maine Republican Party nominated Simmons for the upcoming special election in Maine's 45th House of Representatives district.[3] He won the special election in June 2023.[4]
Electoral history
2023 Maine House of Representatives District 45 special election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Abden Simmons | 1,423 | 52.22% | |||
Democratic | Wendy Pieh | 1,313 | 47.78% | |||
Total votes | 2,748 | 100.00% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2022 Maine State Senate District 13 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cameron Reny | 11,970 | 54.70% | |
Republican | Abden Simmons | 9,913 | 45.30% | |
Total votes | 21,883 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018 Maine House of Representatives District 91 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Independent | Jeffrey Evangelos | 2,168 | 51.58% | |||
Republican | Abden Simmons | 2,035 | 48.42% | |||
Total votes | 4,203 | 100.00% | ||||
Independent gain from Republican |
2016 Maine House of Representatives District 91 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Abden Simmons | 2,721 | 54.67% | |||
Democratic | Emily Trask-Eaton | 2,256 | 45.33% | |||
Total votes | 4,977 | 100.00% | ||||
Republican gain from Independent |
References
- ^ "Former state representative Abden Simmons announces state Senate candidacy". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Simmons, Abden S."
- ^ "Republicans Nominate Simmons to Face Pieh for House District 45 Seat".
- ^ https://lcnme.com/currentnews/simmons-narrowly-wins-house-district-45-seat-for-republicans/
- ^ "Live Results: Maine and Georgia State House Special Elections". 270toWin. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=977160
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=848608
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=815047
External links
- Legislative page
Maine House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Jeffrey Evangelos | Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 91st district 2016–2018 | Succeeded by Jeffrey Evangelos |
Preceded by Clinton Collamore | Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 45th district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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