1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maine House District 49
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John G. Richardson (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Reginald G. Pinkham (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John G. RichardsonDemocrat · winner
51.1%1,351
Reginald G. PinkhamRepublican · incumbent
48.9%1,294
2,645 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