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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine Senate District 4

Maine State Senate · Maine

Vinton E. Cassidy (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Cole Jr. (D) by 8.9 points.

Vinton E. CassidyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%7,958
45.6%6,663
14,621 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

EvenR+5.31990R+18.21992R+13.71994R+8.91996R+19.41998R+22.32000

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