1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 57
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Benjamin L. Rines Jr. (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce Mathews (R) by 7.0 points.
Benjamin L. Rines Jr.Democrat · winner
53.5%2,323
Bruce MathewsRepublican
46.5%2,019
4,342 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