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1996Final results

1996 election for Maine Senate District 7

Maine State Senate · Maine

Mary R. Cathcart (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Roderick W. Carr (R) by 17.8 points.

Mary R. CathcartDemocrat · winner
58.9%9,581
41.1%6,685
16,266 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+7.01990D+5.81992D+26.91994D+17.81996D+33.71998D+38.42000

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