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1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Maine House District 37

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carol A. Kontos (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Barbara E. Strout (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Carol A. KontosDemocrat · winner
51.4%1,891
Barbara E. StroutRepublican · incumbent
48.6%1,787
3,678 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

EvenD+18.21984R+7.21986R+6.91988D+2.81990D+8.41992D+40.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET