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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Maine House District 80

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Elaine Fuller (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Catharine L. Damren (R) by 1.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Elaine FullerDemocrat · winner
50.8%2,479
Catharine L. DamrenRepublican · incumbent
49.2%2,405
4,884 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

EvenD+55.11988R+17.01992R+4.51994D+1.51996D+35.81998Even2002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET