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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine House District 16

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas J. Kane (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Scott P. Simonds (R) by 47.3 points.

Thomas J. KaneDemocrat · winner
73.7%2,836
26.3%1,014
3,850 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+18.01988D+6.11990R+8.91992D+47.31996D+18.42004D+31.42006

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