With two exceptions, local incumbents held on to their seats in Tuesday’s elections. The breakdown (for complete election results, see page B6):

House District 68

Rep. Thomas Shields will return for another term in the Legislature, winning a three-way race Tuesday night.

Shields, a Republican, has served in the Legislature for six years. He supports changing Maine laws to reduce the cost of health insurance and bringing “fiscal sanity” to Augusta.

David Adams, retired from Central Maine Power Co., had previously served on the Auburn City Council.

Matthew Reading, a Green party candidate, had not held political office before.

The final tally was Shields 2,666, Adams 1,496 and Reading 918.

House District 69

Democrat Deborah Pelletier-Simpson also won her three-way race. A restaurant manager, she’s already served four years in the Legislature. If re-elected, she’d said she was poised to be a leader in Augusta.

Belinda Gerry, a former legislator and current Auburn City councilor, ran as an undeclared candidate and said she would not be beholden to any party.

Ron Potvin, a Republican and Androscoggin County Jail guard, said he was seeking office to change the direction of Maine.

The finally vote was Pelletier-Simpson with 1,430, Potvin with 1,034 and Gerry 898.

House District 70

Sonya Sampson won her bid for office. A Democrat, she’s served in the Legislature for two years. She said she wanted to go back to the state capital to deal with the “financial crisis.” Sampson works at L.L.Bean.

Her opponent, Republican Guy Carrier, ran for office with goals to reduce spending and improve the business climate.

The vote was Sampson 2, 630, Carrier 2,064.

House District 71

Voters returned Elaine Makas to office. The Lewiston Democrat has served two years in the Legislature. A social psychologist and adjunct professor, she said her top priority would be serving the needs of constituents.

The tally against Republican Robert Macdonald was 2,778-1,666.

Macdonald wanted tax relief instead of tax reform and said Maine has too many school districts.

House District 72

Democrat William Walcott will serve a second term in the Legislature. Voters elected him back into office Tuesday over Republican Meesa Jones by a vote of 1,995-1,017.

Walcott said his top priorities were health care and health cost. Too many cuts have been made in health-care programs recently, he said.

Jones, a full-time student at Central Maine Community College, made her first run for the Legislature hoping to tackle “out of control” taxes.

House District 73

Lillian LaFontaine O’Brien won re-election by a vote of 2,655-1,268. O’Brien, a Democrat, has served four years in the Legislature and currently sits on the Lewiston City Council.

Christopher McCarthy, her opponent, ran as an undeclared candidate.

House District 74

Democrat Margaret Craven won over opponent John L. Painter by a 2 to 1 margin, 2,816-1,360. She’s served two years in the Legislature. An administrator at a group home, Craven said she sees herself as an advocate for the elderly, children and working people.

Republican Painter said taxes were one of his top concerns and that his opponent spent too much of her last term congratulating people and not addressing issues.

House District 75

Republican Scott Lansley won this open House seat in a close race, 2,481-2,304. Lansley, a part-time grocery store manager, has already vowed not to support new taxes or fees.

Democrat Christos Gianopoulos said he wanted to run for office for more than 30 years. Lawmakers, he said, need to look at ways to improve the effectiveness of government without making it more expensive.

House District 101

With one town reporting, Richard Cebra held a 1,089-975 lead over opponent Peter Powers just after midnight.

Cebra was running as a Republican for the open seat.

Powers, a Democrat, is facilities and food service director at Camp O-At-Ka and a supervisor at Sunday River. His top priority is tax reform.

Results had not come in from Casco and Poland.

House District 104

Republican Robert Berube will serve a second term in the Legislature. A real estate broker and manager, Berube said his top priority is a tax cap and spending cap for all levels of government.

The vote against his challenger, Democrat Paul Chizmar, was 2,373-2,201.

Chizmar said his top priority was fair tax reform and increasing access to higher education.

House District 105

By a margin of 17 votes, Democrat Geoffrey Leighton won his first term in the House. The vote was 2,941-2,924.

Leighton, who owns the Multimedia Communications Co., said his goal was to be bipartisan and protect services for the most needy: the poor, elderly and children.

Republican Michael Vaughan had served the last two years in the Legislature. He said he had a strong pro-business voting record and pledged not to support any tax increase.

Senate District 15

Lois Snowe-Mello, termed out in the House, will join the Senate this year. She won 10,637 to 9,605 over incumbent Neria Douglass.

“I’m very happy, we worked very hard,” said Snowe-Mello, who credited lots of door-to-door campaigning and volunteer support with her victory.

Snowe-Mello, a Republican, has spent eight years in the House. She said she wants to see more competition in Maine’s health-care market and had a top priority of lowering the tax burden.

Democrat Douglass, a lawyer, spent six years in the Legislature. An advocate of affordable prescription drugs, she made her priority “making healthy living affordable.”

Senate District 16

Sen. Peggy Rotundo won her seat soundly over challenger Stavros Mendros, a former member of the House, with a vote of 12,106 to 5,316.

“Once again, the people of Lewiston have honored me with a new term in the state Senate,” she said.

Rotundo said she looked forward to dealing with tax reform and being a “strong advocate for Lewiston.”

Rotundo, a Democrat, has served four years in the Legislature. The director of the Center for Service Learning at Bates College, she says there are ways to save money through consolidation that won’t close schools or cut services.

Mendros, a Republican, spent four years in the Legislature and currently sits on the Lewiston City Council.

Senate District 17

John Nutting is back in the Senate. The Democrat and dairy farmer won over Republican James Simones, with a count of 11,045-9,026.

“I’m just honored to receive the support I have,” Nutting said. He said his campaign may have gotten a boost after the Maine Republican Party sent out fliers that attacked him and accused him of voting for a tax increase last year. “I wasn’t in the Senate last year. It wasn’t Mr. Simones’ fault, but it was his party’s fault.”

Nutting said he wants to tackle tax reform and would work to implement school funding reform passed by voters this summer.

Simones, who owns Simones’ Hot Dog Stand in Lewiston, had said he would bring a fresh approach to Augusta after three decades in the restaurant business.