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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 118

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph C. Perry Sr. (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Rutan (R) by 27.1 points.

Joseph C. Perry Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%1,595
Michael RutanRepublican
36.4%914
2,509 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+31.71992R+8.91994D+12.31996D+27.11998D+7.72000D+27.02002

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