1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 131
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James D. Layton (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Emory P. West (Ind) by 35.9 points.
James D. LaytonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%2,131
Emory P. WestIndependent
22.5%822
Danial R. SmithIndependent
19.1%696
3,649 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