In underdog bid against Senate leader, Orr’s Island Republican has ‘all the polling I need’
By Jeffrey Good • October 28, 2026
Orr's Island Republican Ben Porter knows he faces a steep challenge in trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Mattie Daughtry as the state senator representing Harpswell and neighboring towns in District 23. But as Porter and supporters campaigned at the corner of Route 24 and Cundy's Harbor Road one recent afternoon, he heard an inspiring sound.
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