Dwayne Prescott
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2022
Succeeded byRonald Russell
Personal details
BornChicopee, Massachusetts[1]
ResidenceWaterboro, Maine[1]
OccupationSchool Bus Driver[2]

Dwayne W. Prescott is an American politician. He is a Republican politician representing District 17 in the Maine House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2014, Prescott ran for election to represent District 17 in the Maine House of Representatives. He defeated write-in candidate David Woodsome in the Republican primary, and the winner of the Democratic primary withdrew from the race, leaving Prescott unopposed in the general election. In 2016, Prescott defeated Democratic challenger Gerry Gibson,[3] and in 2018 the winner of the Democratic primary (this time David Buck) again withdrew before the general election.[4] Prescott is running for re-election again in 2020.[3]

As of October 2020, Prescott sits on the following committees:[2]

  • Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (Ranking Member)
  • Bills in the Second Reading
  • Engrossed Bills

Electoral record

2014 Republican primary: Maine House of Representatives, District 17[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Dwayne Prescott 156 52.7%
Republican David Woodsome (write-in) 140 47.3%

Prescott was unopposed in the 2014 general election, because Democrat Elaine Plourde withdrew.[3]

Prescott was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary.[3]

2016 general election: Maine House of Representatives, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Dwayne Prescott 2,766 57.8%
Democratic Gerry Gibson 1,757 36.7%
Blank 264 5.5%

In 2018, Prescott was unopposed in the Republican primary, and also unopposed in the general election, because Democrat David Buck withdrew.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dwayne Prescott's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Dwayne W. Prescott". Maine House of Representatives. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dwayne Prescott". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "David Buck". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tabulations for Elections held in 2017". Department of the Secretary of State - State of Maine. Retrieved 3 October 2020.


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