1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 23
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Janice E. Labrecque (R) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph Shortill (D) by 12.2 points.
Janice E. LabrecqueRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.8%1,994
Joseph ShortillDemocrat
37.6%1,506
Philip A. DugasIndependent
12.6%505
4,005 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