1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 137
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Laura J. Sanborn (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Merrie C. Knightly (R) by 15.3 points.
Laura J. SanbornDemocrat · winner
48.3%1,786
Merrie C. KnightlyRepublican
33.0%1,220
Dale G. Pineo Jr.Independent
10.5%387
Mark Oliver BrownIndependent
8.2%303
3,696 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