Senators-elect give Cathy Manchester a standing ovation after she was seated.
Elaina Eves, 9, adjusts the flowers adorning the tuxedo jacket of her father, Speaker of the House Mark Eves (D-North Berwick) before he entered the House chamber to vote for constitutional officers in Augusta.
Newly elected Rep. Karen Vachon of Scarborough, center, shares a light moment with seat neighbors Rep. Heather Sirocki, also of Scarborough, and Roger Reed of Carmel, before the swearing in of newly elected legislators at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Democrat Catherine Breen watches the oath of office ceremony Wednesday from the viewing gallery of the state senate in Augusta.
Republican minority leader Rep. Ken Fredette of Newport talks Wednesday with Democratic Reps. John Martin of Eagle Lake, right, and Jeff McCabe of Skowhegan in the well of the House of Representatives in Augusta. The men were debating how to count ballots cast for constitutional officers.
Current Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap listens to the swearing in of newly elected legislators at the Maine State House in Augusta Wednesday. The Associated Press
Maine Gov. Paul LePage, right, is escorted to the rostrum by Clerk of the House Robert Hunt to open the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected legislators at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills grabs a few snapshots at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected legislators at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Jill Barkley, right, executive director of the advocacy group Emerge Maine, gives a bouquet of flowers to incumbent Democrat Denise Tepler from District 54 before the swearing in of newly elected legislators at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Some of the 53 newly elected legislators take the oath of office at the swearing-in ceremony at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage administers the oath of office to some of the 53 newly elected legislators during the swearing-in ceremony at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage greets newly elected Rep. Donna Doore of Augusta along the aisle as he leaves the swearing-in ceremony at the Maine State House in Augusta on Wednesday.
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