1996Final results
1996 election for Maine Senate District 5
Maine State Senate · Maine
Jill M. Goldthwait (Ind) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph E. Pinkham (R) by 31.5 points.
Jill M. GoldthwaitIndependent · winner · incumbent
65.7%12,561
Ralph E. PinkhamRepublican
34.3%6,545
19,106 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