1988Final results
1988 election for Maine House District 17
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John McSweeney (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Francine P. Lachance (R) by 29.7 points.
John McSweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%3,002
Francine P. LachanceRepublican
35.1%1,626
4,628 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET