1996Final results
1996 election for Maine Senate District 6
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard P. Ruhlin (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Scott W. Baxter (R) by 13.9 points.
Richard P. RuhlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%9,993
Scott W. BaxterRepublican
43.1%7,561
17,554 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