2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine Senate District 20

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Bruce A. Bickford

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 20
Work
State senator; former sales representative, realtor and restaurant manager

Bruce A. Bickford is the sitting State Senator for District 20 in the Maine Legislature.

Bruce A. Bickford was elected to the Maine House in 2008, 2010 and again from 2014 through 2020, and joined the Maine Senate in 2024. He has worked in business development for Glacial Energy, as a Friendly's general manager, as a Keller Williams realtor and as a sales representative.

Bickford's committees

  • Taxation

Sources for Bickford

Michael R. Scott

Democratic

Work
Retired Auburn Fire Department battalion chief and EMT; firefighters' union leader

Michael R. Scott joined the Auburn Fire Department in 1996 and served about 30 years, rising to battalion chief. He was president or vice president of IAFF Local 797 for 20 years and an officer of the Professional Firefighters of Maine, and served on the Maine Board of Occupational Safety and Health.

Sources for Scott

  • Candidate guide: Mike Scott (Maine Democratic Party, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
  • About (Mike Scott campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

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