1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 97
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Shirley K. Richard (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Harold D. Sidell (R) by 46.0 points.
Shirley K. RichardDemocrat · winner
73.0%2,524
Harold D. SidellRepublican
27.0%933
3,457 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