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1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1992 election for Maine House District 55

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Edward L. Dexter (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Basil L. Powers (D) by 17.9 points.

Edward L. DexterRepublican · winner
59.0%2,977
Basil L. PowersDemocrat · incumbent
41.0%2,071
5,048 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+18.21982R+41.11986D+2.11990R+17.91992R+8.31994R+48.31996

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