1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Maine House District 17
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Steven M. Joyce (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Carl F. Sheltra (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steven M. JoyceRepublican · winner
55.9%2,199
Carl F. SheltraDemocrat
44.1%1,732
3,931 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET