There’s been an upset in Senate District 33, where Republican David Woodsome has bested longtime Democratic Sen. John Tuttle.

Woodsome, a Waterboro selectman, scored a decisive victory in Tuesday’s election, earning 8,726 votes to Tuttle’s 6,027, trouncing the veteran politician by 2,699 votes in unofficial totals.

Woodsome, 68, said he was recruited by the GOP to run for the Maine Senate, but that he’s an independent thinker. In a pre-election interview, he said Maine needs to invest in small, homegrown businesses that are unlikely to be moved elsewhere or closed by outside ownership.

“Thank you voters of District 33 and everyone who helped elect a fresh face and new direction,” Woodsome said when reached for comment this morning.

Both men won their hometowns, but Woodsome carried all the rest.

The district includes Cornish, Limerick, Newfield, Parsonsfield, Shapleigh, Waterboro and Sanford.

Tuttle, 63, of Sanford, has served in the Maine legislature for 28 years. In an interview before the election, he said this race would be his last campaign. He said he believed he had the ability to work across party lines.

Tuttle’s political action committee spending was the subject of a story by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting about three weeks ago. While the spending was not illegal, the story pointed out that Tuttle spent about 55 percent of donations to the PAC on reimbursing himself for travel and car repairs and his family members for book-keeping.

SENATE DISTRICT 30

Republican Amy Volk has won a seat in the Maine Senate, defeating Democratic opponent James Boyle in a contest for seat 30, swaying voters in Buxton, Scarborough and Gorham by a combined tally of 10,289 to 9,128.

Volk, 45, of Scarborough, previously served two terms as a state representative for Scarborough. To help bring jobs into the state, Volk campaigned on a platform that included lowering the cost of electricity in Maine, in particular seeking to eliminate the 128-watt limit on hydropower.

Taxes were an important campaign issue for Volk, who was a founding member of Augusta’s “Gang of 11,” a bipartisan group that tried to cut income tax by half. She had said she would renew her efforts on this front if elected.

Volk also favors administering drug tests to hospital employees and fixing the charter school funding system.

SENATE DISTRICT 31

In the race for Senate Seat 31, incumbent Democrat Linda Valentino beat Republican Michael Coleman 9,486 to 6,326. Senate District 31 covers Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Hollis and Limington.

Valentino, 58, is married with one adult child and two adult stepchildren. She is co-owner of Scamman Sod Farm and a former real estate agent and paralegal. Valentino will be serving her second term as state senator. Prior to being a state senator, Valentino served four consecutive terms as a state representative.

Valentino said in a recent interview that the state needs to expand and promote training and apprenticeship programs. Valentino also said the state needs to find a way to keep seniors in their homes and to look at a combination of energy sources including tidal power, offshore wind power and natural gas expansion.

SENATE DISTRICT 32

Democrat David Dutremble won a second term to the Maine Senate. He bested Republican James Booth of Arundel for the Senate District 32 seat in a vote of 8,731 to 7,063. Dutremble won his home city of Biddeford; Booth took the races in the other towns.

Senate District 32 includes Alfred, Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Kennebunkport and Lyman.

Dutremble, 47, is a lieutenant with the Biddeford Fire Department, where he has worked for 26 years. He is married and has five children.

In an email last month, the state senator stated, to create investment in the state, “Businesses need to have access to funds, we need to lower the restrictions on businesses and provide them with the tools they need to succeed.”

Providing education opportunities to build a better trained workforce is also important, Dutremble said.

Retaining state revenue sharing with municipalities is an area Dutremble feels strongly about. Helping senior citizens and reforming family court are also high on his agenda, he said.

SENATE DISTRICT 34

Republican incumbent Ronald Collins won Senate Seat 34 in a three-way race against Democrat Gary Connor and Maine Families Party candidate Rick Burns. Senate District 34 covers Acton, Berwick, Kennebunk, Lebanon, North Berwick and Wells.

Collins received 8,518 votes, Connor 6,591 and Burns 2,305.

Collins, 68, lives in Wells, and is married with two adult children. He is a former part owner of a food brokerage company and is semi-retired. He served four terms in the House of Representatives and is currently serving his second term in the Senate.

Collins said in an interview last month he would like to see the state appoint a special task force to talk to industry leaders in other New England states to determine why businesses aren’t coming to Maine. He also said maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure is important in attracting new businesses, and feels the state needs to spend within its means.