Abden Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMaine House of Representatives | |
| 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 | |
| Party | Republican |
Abden Simmons is an American politician from the state ofMaine. A member of theRepublican Party, he serves in theMaine House of Representatives representing the 45th district since 2023. He previously served a single term representing the 91st district from 2016 to 2018.[1]
Simmons was elected to the Maine House in 2016, filling the seat of retiring independentJeffrey Evangelos. Evangelos returned to challenge Simmons for re-election in 2018 and won. Simmons ran forMaine Senate in 2022 in the 13th district, but lost by a 9.4% margin.[2] He is now a member of theWaldoboro select board. On March 29, 2023, officials of theMaine Republican Party nominated Simmons for theupcoming special election in Maine's 45th House of Representatives district.[3] He won the special election in June 2023.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abden Simmons | 1,423 | 52.22% | |||
| Democratic | Wendy Pieh | 1,313 | 47.78% | |||
| Total votes | 2,748 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cameron Reny | 11,970 | 54.70% | |
| Republican | Abden Simmons | 9,913 | 45.30% | |
| Total votes | 21,883 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jeffrey Evangelos | 2,168 | 51.58% | |||
| Republican | Abden Simmons | 2,035 | 48.42% | |||
| Total votes | 4,203 | 100.00% | ||||
| Independentgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abden Simmons | 2,721 | 54.67% | |||
| Democratic | Emily Trask-Eaton | 2,256 | 45.33% | |||
| Total votes | 4,977 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republicangain fromIndependent | ||||||
| Maine House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of theMaine House of Representatives from the 91st district 2016–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Clinton Collamore | Member of theMaine House of Representatives from the 45th district 2023–present | Incumbent |
 | This article about a Republican Party member of the Maine House of Representatives is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |