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1994 election for Maine House District 47

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard H. Thompson (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Henry W. Black (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard H. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
51.6%1,911
Henry W. BlackRepublican
48.4%1,792
3,703 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

EvenR+16.21986R+17.51990R+9.01992D+3.21994D+18.51996R+5.02000

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