1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maine House District 17
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Nancy B. Sullivan (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Steven M. Joyce (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Nancy B. SullivanDemocrat · winner
55.4%1,831
Steven M. JoyceRepublican · incumbent
44.6%1,472
3,303 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET