Three of the four Maine Senate seats representing the Mid-coast region will be retained by incumbents, while a Republican defeated the incumbent Democrat for the fourth seat. In the state House of Representatives, three Republicans have unseated incumbent Democrats, three Dems and a Republican have been reelected, while three Democrats and two Republicans won seats that did not have an incumbent running for reelection.

Here is a look at how the races for the state Legislature shook out on Tuesday:

Maine Senate

District 13

Democrat Christopher Johnson looks like he’ll be keeping his seat in the Maine Senate, holding a slight edge — 8,995 votes to 8,641 — over his Republican challenger Leslie Fossel. Johnson received more votes in his hometown of Somerville (130- 117) and also in Fossel’s hometown of Alna (217-191). Johnson also received more votes in Boothbay Harbor, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Edgecomb, Newcastle, South Bristol, Washington and Whitefield. Fossel received more votes in the towns of Boothbay, Jefferson and Southport. However, the race is tight, and there are still two precincts, Nobleboro and Monhegan Plantation, that have not yet reported.

District 22

Republican Garrett Mason retained his seat in the Maine Senate, totaling 9,623 votes to Democratic challenger Guy Desjardin’s 7255. Mason had nearly twice as many votes (2,646-1,351) in his hometown of Lisbon. Desjardin also won the vote in his hometown of Sabattus, with a 1,128-1,014 margin of victory there. Mason also won the vote in the towns of Durham, Greene, Leeds, Turner and Wales, while Desjardin also had more votes in the towns of Litchfield and Wayne.

Senate District 23

Republican Linda Baker of Topsham will be a new face in the Senate after winning 46.8 percent of district votes Tuesday.

Baker, a retired school teacher, won 8,900 votes making for a 1,031 margin win over Democrat Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic who garnered 7,869 and won in Bath, Arrowsic, and Georgetown. Vitelli is finishing an incomplete term in Senate District 19.

Green candidate Alice Knapp of Richmond won 2,239 votes or 11.8 percent of the vote and lost by a wide margin in every town except for Richmond, where she scored 569 votes next to 592 for Baker and 432 for Richmond.

Baker had large wins in Bowdoin and Topsham and also led in Bowdoinham, Dresden, Phippsburg and Woolwich.

“I am truly honored and humbled to be able to represent the residents of District 23,” Baker stated this morning. “I am overwhelmed at the outpouring of support and hope all District 23 residents will convey their thoughts and concerns to me in order to help me represent you.”

Senate District 24

Longtime incumbent Democrat Stan Gerzofsky was victorious in a three-way race, with 9,439 votes across Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, North Yarmouth and Pownal, compared with Republican Jennifer Johnson with 6,614 votes and Green Independent Fred Horch with 3,449 votes, for reelection to his District 24 seat.

Maine House of Representatives

District 46

Republican Challenger Paul Chace took the District 46 seat, beating incumbent Democrat Anne Graham by a 2,503-2,295 margin. Graham, the District 109 incumbent, beat Chace in North Yarmouth 1,291-841 and in Pownal 319-290, but lost by a landslide in Durham. Chace’s hometown voted 1,372-685 in his favor.

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Sara Gideon was reelected to the District 48 seat, beating Republican challenger Paul Schulz, 3,218 votes to 1,588. Gideon, the District 106 incumbent, lost to Schulz by 9 votes in Pownal, 157-148, but Schulz was trounced by Gideon in her hometown of Freeport, 3,070-1,431.

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Matthea Daughtry won reelection to Maine House District 49, defeating Republican Michael R. Stevens 3,140 to 1,596. Daughtry said she was humbled by her win, and was eager to get back to work.

“My opponent ran a great race,” Daughtry said. “I’m also proud of the incredibly historic turnout.”

District 50

Democrat Ralph Tucker easily defeated Republican rival Mark Holbrook, 2,757- 1,212 to win his first term representing Maine House District 50. Tucker said he was “thankful for the people of Brunswick” for their support. For his first term in office, he said he would fight to “extend Medicaid to 70,000 uninsured” Mainers and to raise the minimum wage.

District 51

Democrat Joyce McCreight defeated Republican Byron Watson, former Brunswick School Board chairperson, by a 2,573-2,256 margin for the House District 51 seat. Watson earned more votes in Brunswick (461-346) and West Bath (534-533), but McCreight’s margin in Harpswell

(1,694-1,261) proved to be the difference.

District 52

Democratic candidate Jennifer DeChant will serve a second term representing Bath in the House of Representatives after defeating Republican challenger Ryan Daniels. DeChant won by 66 percent, drawing 2,432 votes compared to Daniels’ 1,255 votes.

If elected DeChant said prior to the election that the Legislature will face issues relating to education funding, revising the tax base and managing efficiencies in DHHS programs. She told The Times Record, “My emphasis will be reducing barriers that small businesses face, assuring access to quality education and addressing needs of our growing elderly population.”

District 53

Republican Jeffrey Pierce has won a seat in the State House, defeating Democratic opponent Peter Kent by a margin of 387 votes.

House District 53 encompasses Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond and Woolwich.

Pierce, of Dresden, won 2,597 or 54 percent of votes; while Kent of Woolwich won 2,210 votes (46 percent). Kent is finishing his third term in the Legislature.

Pierce has served on local boards and as the planning board chairman, and worked on passing alewife bills over the years in the Legislature. He lost his bid for the Senate District 19 seat in 2012.

This morning, Pierce said he believes his win illustrates the frustrations the voters have. The main frustration he hears voiced from across parties, is with red tape and regulations within the state, “and I’d say it was about 50-50 with welfare reform.” He heard countless times that people don’t want Maine tax dollars going to non-citizens. They didn’t want to be buying welfare client’s cigarettes and alcohol either, he said.

Welfare, Pierce said, is “supposed to be a vital safety net for people in transition and who need help and that’s the message I got loud and clear.”

He and his opponent ran a good, clean race, Pierce said, and “we talked about a gallery of ideas and apparently people like my ideas better.”

District 54

Democratic candidate Denise Tepler squeaked out the winner of the House District 54 race in Topsham where she took 45.4 percent of the vote.

Tepler defeated Republican opponent Kim Talbot by 87 votes (2,217-2,130). Talbot took 43.6 percent of the votes while Green Independent Daniel Stromgren, won 535 votes or 11 percent of the vote in his second bid for the Legislature.

Tepler ran twice previously against former Rep. Kerri Prescott for the House of Representatives to represent Topsham. She was defeated both times but noted after she was nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the newly formed House District 54 that it would be the first time she wasn’t running for the Legislature against an incumbent.

“The closeness of this race and many others means that all parties must work together to get things done for the people of Maine,” Tepler said in an email comment this morning. “I want to thank my opponents for a good, clean race, well run. The tremendous turnout in Topsham is a tribute to all of our hard work and also, to the spirit of the people of our town.

“I am very honored to be elected to represent our town in the State House. I will work hard and do my best to represent all of the people of Topsham in Augusta, regardless of party,” she added. “I will be responsive to you, listen to all sides, and vote with you in mind.”

District 55

Republican Brian Hobart has defeated his Democratic challenger Alice Elliott, 2,528- 1,990, for the House District 55 seat representing Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Richmond.

While Democratic candidate Alice Elliott won in her hometown of Richmond (802- 705), Hobart won in his hometown of Bowdoinham (853- 704) as well as by a wide margin in Bowdoin (970-466.) Results of voting in Perkins were unavailable by press time.

His first win and third bid for the Legislature, Hobart said this morning, “I want to thank all the volunteers that helped me with this win, and I want to thank my opponent for running a positive campaign and giving the voters a choice.”

Asked about factors in his win, Hobart noted that the bear hunting referendum question on the state ballot drew many conservatives to the polls.

District 56

Republican incumbent Dale Crafts received 3,419 votes in his unopposed bid for reelection to the House of Representatves.

District 87

Republican challenger Jeffrey Hanley used a big margin in Pittston en route to defeating incumbent Democrat Timothy Marks by a 2,276- 2,071 margin. Hanley also received more votes in Wiscasset, while Marks earned more in the towns of Alna and Randolph.

District 89

Republican Stephanie Hawke has won the race against independent William H. Coombs, 2,788-1,800, for the District 89 seat.