1996Final results
1996 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
John W. Benoit (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Burrill (D) by 20.3 points.
John W. BenoitRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%10,148
James R. BurrillDemocrat
39.8%6,717
16,865 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