1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Maine House District 117
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Christina L. Baker (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Willard C. Farnham (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Christina L. BakerDemocrat · winner
50.1%1,917
Willard C. FarnhamRepublican
49.9%1,910
3,827 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET