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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Maine House District 118

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph C. Perry Sr. (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Lisa J. Lumbra (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joseph C. Perry Sr.Democrat · winner
56.2%2,106
Lisa J. LumbraRepublican · incumbent
43.8%1,643
3,749 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+7.91990D+31.71992R+8.91994D+12.31996D+27.11998D+7.72000

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