1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 59
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Robert W. Spear (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Steven Cartwright (D) by 15.3 points.
Robert W. SpearRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%2,446
Steven CartwrightDemocrat
42.4%1,797
4,243 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