1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 146
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Mabel J. Desmond (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Hayes E. Gahagan (R) by 33.5 points.
Mabel J. DesmondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%2,540
Hayes E. GahaganRepublican
33.2%1,264
3,804 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