1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 47
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Richard H. Thompson (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Henry W. Black (R) by 18.5 points.
Richard H. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%2,762
Henry W. BlackRepublican
40.7%1,899
4,661 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