1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 53
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David C. Shiah (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Pinkham (R) by 38.9 points.
David C. ShiahDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%2,807
Barbara J. PinkhamRepublican
30.6%1,236
4,043 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