Democrats John Tuttle and Andrea Boland each put their best foot forward, seeking their party’s nomination for Senate District 33 in the November election. In the end, just 20 votes separated the two Sanford residents, with Tuttle emerging as the victor. He’ll go up against political newcomer Republican Adam McGee of Sanford in November.

The new district is far flung, and includes the towns of Cornish, Limerick, Newfield, Waterboro, Parsonsfield and Shapleigh, along with the City of Sanford.

Tuttle, a long-time legislator, earned a total of 841 votes, while Boland, who is finishing her fourth term in the Maine House, earned 821. In Waterboro, just one vote separated the candidates, with Boland earning 110 there to Tuttle’s 109.

Boland said she is considering the possibility of seeking a recount.

“I’m very pleased,” said Tuttle of his win. “We had two credible candidates that worked hard. I congratulated Andrea on running one heck of a grassroots campaign.”

HOUSE DISTRICT 7

Robert Foley handily won the House District 7 Republican nomination. Foley earned 420 votes, while his opponent Peter Leon earned 124.

Foley will face Democratic nominee Joachim Howard in November.

“I’m feeling very good,” said Foley when reached by telephone after the election. “I’m humbled by the support I received.”

Although the House seat has been held by a Republican for more than 40 years, he said, “I will work hard” campaigning for the general election. “I take nothing for granted.”

Foley, who currently serves on the Wells Board of Selectmen, said if he wins in November, he would serve the remainder of his term as a selectman, which ends in June 2015.

“I don’t want to force the town into a special election,” he said.

He said he would resign his seat on the Board of Environmental Protection if he is successful in November.

HOUSE DISTRICT 11

Ryan Fecteau is the newly elected Democratic candidate for House District 11 race. In November, he will face the Republican nominee, Debi Davis.

On Tuesday, Fecteau won the nomination with 493 votes. His challenger, David Flood, earned 263 votes.

Fecteau, a 21-year-old recent college graduate, was previously elected to the Biddeford Charter Commission in 2011. In 2012, he was chairman of the Biddeford Democratic Committee.

After the election, Fecteau and his supporters were at Pizza By Alex.

Winning was a “huge relief,” said Fecteau, when reached by telephone. “I’m super happy.”

“It was a long campaign,” he said, “my knees and feet are hurting.”

HOUSE DISTRICT 17

Just 16 votes separate the two Republican candidates for House District 17, which includes Waterboro and part of Lyman. Dwayne Prescott earned a total of 156 votes, to David Woodsome’s 140 votes. Both men live in Waterboro.

Woodsome, a Waterboro selectman, entered the race late, and mounted a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination. Reached just before 1 a.m., he said he is considering asking for a recount.

Prescott could not be reached for comment. He’ll square off against Democrat Elaine Plourde of Lyman in the November election.

HOUSE DISTRICT 20

Karen Gerrish has won the Republican primary election for Maine House District 20, encompassing Acton, Lebanon and part of Shapleigh. She defeated challenger Harrison Thorp, who runs an online newspaper covering the Town of Lebanon.

In Acton, Gerrish beat Thorp 69-41; in Shapleigh, 30-11; and 211-155 in Lebanon.

Gerrish, 46, of Lebanon, is an elementary school teacher for Maine School Administrative District 60 and has one adult son. She served on the Lebanon Budget Committee from 2008-11, and currently is the chairperson of the board of selectmen. She was also an associate member of Maine Taxpayers United, a statewide tax watchdog group.