David Hastings edged out Marge Medd by 574 votes in Tuesday’s race for the District 13 seat.

As expected, Hastings, a Republican, won in the greater Fryeburg area, and Medd was favored in the Oxford Hills. The final tally was Hastings 11,038, Medd 10,464.

“Marge ran a great campaign. A good, clean campaign,” Hastings said Wednesday. “Obviously I’m very excited and very grateful to the voters throughout the district for their support.”

Medd said it was a hard-fought campaign. “Given the makeup of the district, which was overwhelmingly Republican, everyone knew that it would be a challenging race. And we think we did a great job getting our message out, and running a well coordinated campaign,” she said.

Hastings said he is looking forward to working with Medd in her role as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Growth Council of Oxford Hills. He realizes some people in the Oxford Hills might feel a loss because Rick Bennett of Norway formerly held the seat.

“The entire district is important to me. I just happen to live in Fryeburg,” said Hastings, who has practiced law in the town for 28 years. “I will work hard for the Oxford Hills, and the Lakes Region,” he said, noting that he lost only in the town of Oxford by 197 votes.

Hastings is a trustee at Fryeburg Academy and three-term SAD 72 director.

Medd said she is grateful to the people of the Lakes Region “who were most generous with their time and commitment.” After campaigning hard for nine months, she said she’s going to take some time and “assess our accomplishments.”

Bryant re-elected with 52 percent

Incumbent Sen. Bruce Bryant, D-Oxford, won re-election to a second, two-year term.

In unofficial tallies from the towns of the sprawling 14th District, Bryant received 10,693 votes, or 52 percent of the vote, while Republican challenger Rob Cameron of Rumford took 44 percent, or 9,141 votes. Fourth Branch Party candidate Julia St. James received 4 percent, or 904 votes.

This was the second time Bryant and Cameron went head-to-head for a seat in the state Senate. A close race in 2002 triggered a recount. Both men had served in the state Legislature before trying for a Senate seat. Cameron reach a term limit after serving eight years in the Maine House. Bryant served six years in the House.

District 14 was redistricted since the last election and now includes the Franklin County town of Jay.

Bryant said the inclusion of Jay fits in well with the rest of the district.

“It’s a mill town and shares the same river. It’s a good fit,” he said.

He said he believes he won the race because of his vision for diversification of the local economy that will create good-paying jobs and his belief that a positive attitude helps in such a plan.