1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Maine House District 16
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Merton C. Waterman (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey C. Donald (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Merton C. WatermanDemocrat · winner
53.1%1,947
Harvey C. DonaldRepublican · incumbent
46.9%1,723
3,670 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET