She defeated three - term incumbent Joe Perry with 54 % of the vote .
Farnham served on the Bangor City Council from 1997 to 2010 , including as mayor of Bangor from 2007 until her election to the Maine State Senate in 2010 .
Farnham defeated three - term incumbent Joe Perry with 54 % of the vote .
Farnham served on the Bangor City Council from 1997 to 2010 , including as mayor of Bangor from 2007 until her election to the Maine State Senate in 2010 .