1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Maine House District 61
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James G. Skoglund (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Richard N. Simoneau (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James G. SkoglundDemocrat · winner
50.2%2,175
Richard N. SimoneauRepublican · incumbent
49.8%2,157
4,332 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