Secretary of State of Maine
The Secretary of State of Maine is elected by the Legislature in that U.S. state. The basis of the office is Article V of the Maine Constitution. The Maine Secretary of State is responsible for administering elections, the Maine State Archives, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and for chartering corporations. The Secretary of State is elected at the start of the first session of the Maine Legislature for a two-year term, concurrent with the other constitutional officers of Maine. The incumbent is Matthew Dunlap, who took office in January 2013. Dunlap previously held the office from January 2005 to January 2011.
List of Secretaries of State
| Tenure | Secretary of State | Hometown | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820–1821 | Ashur Ware | Portland | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1822–1828 | Amos Nichols | Augusta | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1829–1830 | Edward Russell | North Yarmouth | National Republican | |
| 1831–1834 | Roscoe Greene | Portland | Democratic | |
| 1835–1837 | Asaph Nichols | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1838 | Samuel P. Benson | Winthrop | Whig | |
| 1839 | Asaph Nichols | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1840 | Philip C. Johnson | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1841 | Samuel P. Benson | Winthrop | Democratic | |
| 1842–1844 | Philip C. Johnson | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1845 | William B. Hartwell | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1846–1849 | Ezra B. French | Damariscotta | Democratic | |
| 1850–1853 | John G. Sawyer | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1854–1855 | Alden Jackson | Augusta | Whig | |
| 1856 | Caleb Ayer | Cornish | Democratic | |
| 1857 | Alden Jackson | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1858–1860 | Noah Smith, Jr. | Calais | Republican | |
| 1861–1863 | Joseph B. Hall | Presque Isle | Republican | |
| 1864–1867 | Ephraim Flint, Jr. | Dover | Republican | |
| 1868–1871 | Franklin M. Drew | Brunswick | Republican | |
| 1872–1874 | Geo. B. Stacy | Richmond | Republican | Resigned |
| 1875 | Sidney Perham | Paris, Maine | Republican | Previously served as Governor. |
| 1876–1878 | S.J. Chadbourne | Dixmont | Democratic | |
| 1879 | Edward H. Gove | Biddeford | Greenback | |
| 1880 | S.J. Chadbourne | Augusta | Republican | |
| 1881–1884 | Joseph O. Smith | Augusta | Republican | |
| 1885–1892 | Ormandel Smith | Litchfield | Republican | |
| 1891–1896 | Nicholas Fessenden | Fort Fairfield | Republican | |
| 1897–1906 | Byron Boyd | Augusta | Republican | |
| 1907–1910 | Arthur I. Brown | Belfast | Republican | |
| 1911–1912 | Cyrus W. Dabis | Waterville | Democrat | |
| 1913–1914 | Joseph E. Alexander | Richmond | Republican | |
| 1915–1916 | John E. Bunker | Eden | Democrat | |
| 1917–1926 | Frank W. Ball | Dover | Republican | |
| 1927–1932 | Edgar C. Smith | Augusta | Republican | |
| 1933–1934 | Robinson C. Tobey | Augusta | Republican | |
| 1935–1936 | Lewis O. Barrows | Newport | Republican | |
| 1937–1941 | Frederick Robie | Gorham | Republican | |
| 1942–1960 | Harold I. Goss | Gardiner | Republican | Longest-serving Maine Secretary of State |
| 1961–1964 | Paul A. MacDonald | Coopers Mills | Republican | |
| 1965–1966 | Kenneth M. Curtis | Cape Elizabeth | Democratic | |
| 1967–1974 | Joseph T. Edgar | Farmingdale | Republican | |
| 1975–1978 | Markham L. Gartley | Greenville | Democratic | Ran unsuccessfully for Congress against Olympia Snowe in 1978. |
| 1979–1988 | Rodney S. Quinn | Augusta | Democratic | |
| 1989–1996 | William Diamond | Windham | Democratic | |
| 1997–2004 | Dan Gwadosky | Fairfield | Democratic | |
| 2005-2010 | Matthew Dunlap | Old Town | Democratic | |
| 2011-2012 | Charlie Summers | Scarborough | Republican | |
| 2013-present | Matthew Dunlap | Old Town | Democratic | Incumbent |
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