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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 4

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Jay Macdougall (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Barry E. Abbott (D) by 17.3 points.

Jay MacdougallRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%1,425
41.3%1,004
2,429 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

EvenR+14.41990R+17.01992R+1.71996R+17.31998R+6.92000R+5.22002

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