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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine Senate District 18

Maine State Senate · Maine

Sharon Treat (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Rheaume (R) by 16.6 points.

Sharon TreatDemocrat · winner
58.3%10,507
Paul RheaumeRepublican
41.7%7,520
18,027 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+7.31990D+6.61992D+21.91994D+16.61996D+33.41998D+30.62000

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