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1996 election for Maine House District 143

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Edgar Wheeler (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Pedro J. Serrano (D) by 38.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Edgar WheelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%2,453
30.6%1,080
3,533 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+20.01992D+4.61994R+38.91996D+2.22002D+14.62004D+37.72006

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