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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Maine House District 3

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Gary J. Wheeler (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John P. Marshall (R) by 14.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Gary J. WheelerDemocrat · winner
57.5%2,599
John P. MarshallRepublican · incumbent
42.5%1,924
4,523 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

EvenD+17.81980R+43.11986R+7.01992D+14.91996D+37.81998R+11.72002

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