1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Thomas D. Bull (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Hartnett (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas D. BullDemocrat · winner
51.0%2,446
Robert R. HartnettRepublican · incumbent
49.0%2,353
4,799 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