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For the Connecticut politician, see Thomas Clap Perkins. American politician (1931–2024)
Thomas Perkins
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
1975–1979
Succeeded byMeredith Bordeaux
Member of the Maine Senate from the 28th district (1979–1985) and 12th district (1985–1991)
In office
1979–1991
Preceded byCecil H. McNally
Succeeded byRuth S. Foster
Personal details
Born(1931-02-15)February 15, 1931
Patten, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 2024(2024-10-13) (aged 93)
Political partyRepublican

Thomas Ralph Perkins (February 15, 1931 – October 13, 2024) was an American politician from the state of Maine. Born in Patten, Maine, he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1953 and ran a drug store in Blue Hill, Maine, for thirty years. He served as a Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, and of the Maine Senate from 1979 to 1991. Perkins died on October 13, 2024, at the age of 93.

Electoral history

1974

Maine House of Representatives, District 43, 1974 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins 1,870 59.3
Democratic W. Stanley Reed 1,281 40.6
write-in Virgil Don Mahoney 1 0.0
Total votes 3,152 100

1976

Maine House of Representatives, District 43, 1976 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 2,698 67.7
Democratic Ellen Histen 1,290 32.3
Total votes 3,988 100

1978

Maine Senate, District 28, 1978 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins 10,163 81.5
Independent Virgil Don Mahoney 2,309 18.5
Total votes 12,472 100

1980

Maine Senate, District 28, 1980 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 15,226 99.9
scattering 19 0.1
Total votes 15,245 100

1982

Maine Senate, District 28, 1982 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 10,458 69.1
Democratic Bronson Platner 4,666 30.9
Total votes 15,124 100

1984

Maine Senate, District 12, 1984 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 13,227 76.5
Democratic Carroll T. Brown 4,059 23.5
Total votes 17,286 100

1986

Maine Senate, District 12, 1986 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 10,206 75.0
Democratic Carroll T. Brown 3,404 25.0
Total votes 13,610 100

1988

Maine Senate, District 12, 1988 election
* denotes incumbent     Source:
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Perkins* 13,101 73.9
Democratic Evans Munroe 4,638 26.1
Total votes 17,739 100

References

  1. "Thomas Ralph "Tom" Perkins Sr". Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home. October 15, 2024.
  2. "State of Maine General Election November 5, 1974" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1976" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. "State of Maine General Election November 7, 1978" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. "State of Maine General Election November 4, 1980" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1982" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. "State of Maine General Election November 6, 1984" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. "State of Maine General Election Tabulations for the election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  9. "State of Maine General Election November 8, 1988" (PDF). Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2024.


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