The results are in for the seat of House District 22, and Republican incumbent Jonathan Kinney has been claimed victor over Democrat Richard Fitzgerald by a vote count of 2,713-2,012, according to the Bangor Daily News.
Kinney had been seeking his third term in the state Legislature, where he serves as lead Republican on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. Kinney has strived for pursuing government accountability in Maine; making sure funds are going where they are needed and not wasting the states “limited resources.”
House District 22 covers Limington and parts of Buxton, Limerick and Standish.
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