Robert Nutting

Robert Nutting

Republican Party

Candidate, Maine House of Representatives District 66

Maine House of Representatives District 66

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Jessica Fay

Prior offices

Maine House of Representatives District 78

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Maine House of Representatives District 77

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Compensation

Base salary

16,245.12 for the first regular session. $11,668.32 for the second regular session.

Per diem

$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Religion

Christian: Protestant

Contact

Official website

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Robert Nutting (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 66. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 4, 2024.

Nutting (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 66. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.

Nutting is a former Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 77 from 2008 to 2016. He also served in the chamber from 1999 to 2006.

Nutting served as the Speaker of the House from 2011-2012.^[1] He served on the Oakland Town Council from 1977-1988.^[2]

Nutting did not seek re-election to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016.

Biography

Robert Nutting lives in Oakland, Maine. Nutting earned a B.S. in 1970. His career experience includes working as a pharmacist. Nutting has been affiliated with the Oakland Town Council and the Lions Club.^[3]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Nutting was assigned to the following committees:

• Ethics Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Ranking Member
• Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nutting served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nutting served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nutting served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Nutting served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Robert Nutting and Alicia Barnes are running in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 66 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Robert Nutting (R)
		Alicia Barnes (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 66

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alicia Barnes in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Alicia Barnes

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 66

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Robert Nutting in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Robert Nutting

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 66

Robert Nutting defeated Alicia Barnes in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Nutting (R)	60.1	2,671
		Alicia Barnes (D)	39.9	1,771

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 66

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alicia Barnes in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Alicia Barnes	100	221	0	Advanced (1)

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 66

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Robert Nutting in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Robert Nutting	100	600	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 600
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.^[4] Incumbent Robert Nutting (R) did not seek re-election.

Michael Perkins defeated Alan Tibbetts in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 general election.^[5]

Maine House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Perkins	61.18%	3,133
	Democratic	Alan Tibbetts	38.82%	1,988
Total Votes				5,121
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Alan Tibbetts ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.^[6][7]

Maine House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Alan Tibbetts  (unopposed)

Michael Perkins defeated Kelly Couture in the Maine House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.^[6][7]

Maine House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Perkins	54.89%	359
	Republican	Kelly Couture	45.11%	295
Total Votes				654

2014

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Alan Tibbetts was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 78 incumbent Robert Nutting was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nutting defeated Tibbetts in the general election.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Maine House of Representatives District 77, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Nutting Incumbent	52.2%	2,225
	Democratic	Alan Tibbetts	44.6%	1,902
	None	Blank Votes	3.3%	139
Total Votes				4,266

2012

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Nutting won re-election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 78. Nutting ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and defeated Harry Hayes (Maine) (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[12][13]

Maine House of Representatives, District 78, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Nutting Incumbent	61%	2,898
	Democratic	Harry Hayes (Maine)	39%	1,849
Total Votes				4,747

2010

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2010

Nutting ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.^[14] Democratic candidate George Hite withdrew from the race after the primary.

Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 78 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Robert Nutting (R)		3,611	84%[15]

2008

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Robert Nutting ran for District 78 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Samuel Bromberg.^[16]

Robert Nutting raised $6,147 for his campaign.^[17]

Maine House of Representatives, District 78
Candidates		Votes
Robert Nutting (R)		2,885
Samuel Bromberg (D)		2,023

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2023

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Personal

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Nutting and his wife, Wendy, have three children.^[18]

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