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1994 election for Maine Senate District 17

Maine State Senate · Maine

John W. Benoit (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Mary H. Flint (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John W. BenoitRepublican · winner
51.8%7,528
48.2%6,995
14,523 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+51.41986D+25.61988D+7.11990R+3.71994R+20.31996R+3.31998

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