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Women in the Maine Legislature

125th Legislature (elected November 2010)

45 women (27 D, 18 R) in the House (29.81%) (95 women ran in the general election)
7 women (4 D, 3 R) in the Senate (20.0%) (18 women ran in the general election)
52 women in the Legislature as a whole (52/186 = 28.0%)

124th Legislature (elected November 2008)

47 women (37 D, 10 R) in the House (31.1%) (88 women ran in the general election)
8 women (6 D, 2 R) in the Senate (22.9%) (25 women ran in the general election)
55 women in the Legislature as a whole (55/186 = 29.6%)

123rd Legislature (elected November 2006)

45 women (33 D, 12 R) in the House (29.8%) (96 women ran in the general election)
12 women (7 D, 5 R) in the Senate (34.3%) (26 women ran in the general election)
57 women in the Legislature as a whole (57/186 = 30.6%)

122nd Legislature (elected November 2004)

32 women (24 D, 8 R) in the House (21.2%) (78 women ran in the general election)
11 women in the Senate (31.4%) (23 women ran in the general election)
43 women in the Legislature as a whole (43/186 = 23.1%)

121st Legislature (elected November 2002)

37 women (26 D, 11 R) in the House (24.5%) (75 women ran in the general election)
13 women in the Senate (37.1%) (21 women ran in the general election)
50 women in the Legislature as a whole (50/186 = 26.9%)

120th Legislature (elected November 2000)

41 women (28 D, 13 R) in the House (27.2%) (72 women ran)
15 women in the Senate (42.9%) (26 women ran)
56 women in the Legislature as a whole (56/186 = 30.1%)

119th Legislature (elected November 1998)

35 women (21 D, 13 R, 1I) in the House (23.2%) (67 women ran)
16 women in the Senate (45.7%) (29 women ran)
51 women in the Legislature as a whole (51/186 = 27.4%)

118th Legislature (elected November 1996)

35 women (23 D, 11 R, 1I) in the House (35/151 = 23.2%) (74 women ran)
13 women in the Senate (13/35 = 37.1%) (19 women ran)
48 women in the Legislature as a whole (48/186 = 25.8%)

117th Legislature (elected November 1994)

39 women (24 D, 15 R) in the House (25.8%) (76 women ran)
11 women in the Senate (31.4%) (19 women ran)
50 women in the Legislature as a whole (50/186 = 27.3%)
(According to the Bangor Daily News 12/27/94, Washington had 39%, Nevada 35%, and New Hampshire 30%; at the other end of the scale, Alabama had 4%, Kentucky 8% and Oklahoma 10%.)

116th Legislature (elected November 1992)

48 women (35 D, 12 R) in the House (31.8%) (69 women ran)
11 women in the Senate (31.4%) (17 women ran)
59 women in the Legislature as a whole (59/186 = 31.7%)
Maine was sixth in the nation in percentage of women in November 1992, before Rep. Louise Townsend replaced Rep. Sumner Jones
(Washington is first with 38%, followed by Arizona, Colorado, New Hampshire and Vermont, according to an AP story in the Kennebec Journal on November 19, 1992)

115th Legislature (elected November 1990)

49 women (34 D, 15 R) in the House (32.4%) (75 women ran)
12 women in the Senate (34.3%) (20 women ran)
61 women in the Legislature as a whole (61/186 = 32.8%)
Maine was second in the nation in percentage of women
(Arizona was first - 35.6% - 23/60 in House and 9/30 in Senate)

114th Legislature (elected November 1988)

48 women (29 D, 19 R) in the House (31.8%)
10 women in the Senate (28.6%)
58 women in the Legislature as a whole (58/186 = 31.2%)
Maine was third in the nation in percentage of women

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the numbers here reflect the number of women elected to the house, and do not include any changes that occur during a session.