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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine House District 88

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Patricia Lemaire (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Stavros J. Mendros (R) by 18.9 points.

Patricia LemaireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,274
40.6%1,552
3,826 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+19.31988D+23.41992D+12.51994D+18.91996R+10.31998R+13.82000

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