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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Maine House District 107

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph E. Brooks (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Tufts (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joseph E. BrooksDemocrat · winner
51.2%2,222
Robert J. TuftsRepublican · incumbent
48.8%2,115
4,337 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+23.81988R+8.11990R+6.01994D+2.51996D+5.51998D+10.82000

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