1990Final results
1990 election for Maine House District 82
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Rita B. Melendy (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Arthur N. Thurston (R) by 25.5 points.
Rita B. MelendyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%1,488
Arthur N. ThurstonRepublican
37.3%884
2,372 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