REGION — Lisa Keim, former Republican senator from Dixfield, won the District 2 seat on the Oxford County Commission on Tuesday and Howard “Sawin” Millett Jr., former House District 81 representative, won the District 1 seat.

Lisa Keim Submitted photo

With all District 2 town reporting unofficial counts Wednesday morning, Keim garnered 6,374 votes to challenger John “Johnny” Walker of Bethel with 3,285.

District 2 consists of Andover, Bethel, Byron, Canton, Dixfield, Gilead, Hanover, Lincoln Plantation, Magalloway Plantation, Mexico, Newry, Peru, Roxbury, Rumford, Upton, and the unorganized territories of Milton, Riley and Northern Oxford County.

Commissioner David Duguay, who has served for 20 years, did not run for reelection.

Keim, of Dixfield, served eight years in the Maine Senate. She said that understanding how governments spend money and working with large budgets in the Legislature has prepared her to work with the county budget and the services it provides.

“You have to understand your area to do a good job of representing,” the lifelong county resident said.

Millett, of Waterford, was unopposed for the seat held by Steven Merrill of Norway for 30 years. Merrill did not seek reelection.

Howard “Sawin” Millett Jr. Submitted photo

District 1 consists of Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Greenwood, Hiram, Lovell, Norway, Porter, Stoneham, Stow, Sweden, Waterford, and the unorganized territories of Albany and Mason townships.

Millett has an extensive background in education and in legislative policymaking related to education.

He has finished his ninth nonconsecutive term in the Maine House and is no longer eligible due to the term limit law.