1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Maine House District 55
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Basil L. Powers (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Dexter (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Basil L. PowersDemocrat · winner
51.0%1,916
Edward L. DexterRepublican · incumbent
49.0%1,839
3,755 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