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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine House District 87

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas P. Shannon (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Raymond R. Poulin (R) by 34.3 points.

Thomas P. ShannonDemocrat · winner
67.1%1,533
32.9%750
2,283 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+3.11988D+41.21990D+34.81992D+34.31996D+33.91998D+23.52000

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