1996Final results
1996 election for Maine Senate District 2
Maine State Senate · Maine
R. Leo Kieffer (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene J. McLaughlin Jr. (D) by 16.8 points.
R. Leo KiefferRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%6,400
Eugene J. McLaughlin Jr.Democrat
41.6%4,563
10,963 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