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1994 election for Maine House District 42

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph B. Taylor (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey W. Porter (D) by 39.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joseph B. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%3,161
30.1%1,358
4,519 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

EvenD+7.01984D+27.31986D+28.71988R+39.91994R+8.61996R+18.81998

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