State Representative District 42 in Maine State House District 42, Maine

2026 Primary Election

• Melissa Joy Byer — Candidate for State Representative in ME

  Melissa Joy Byer is campaigning as a Republican candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, seeking to represent District 42. She is scheduled to appear on the Republican primary ballot on June 9, 2026, with the general election set for November 3, 2026. Byer is running in an open race, as there is no incumbent in her specific Republican primary contest for District 42.

• Valli D Geiger — Incumbent State Representative in Rockland, ME

  Valli D. Geiger is an incumbent State Representative for Maine's House District 42, currently serving her third term. A Democrat, she sits on the Labor and Energy, Utilities and Technology Committees. Her extensive career includes roles as a nurse, health policy analyst, health administrator, and director of Healthreach Hospice. Geiger holds a master’s degree in sustainable design, applying this expertise to build her own passive-solar and net-zero-energy home, and is passionate about increasing housing availability. She previously served six years on the Rockland City Council, including a term as mayor, and four years on the Rockland Comprehensive Planning Commission. She resides in Rockland with her husband, Greg Marley, and has one child.