1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Maine House District 5
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Thomas J. Wright (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Marcia E. Elton (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas J. WrightDemocrat · winner
53.1%1,676
Marcia E. EltonRepublican
46.9%1,480
3,156 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