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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 57

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Benjamin L. Rines Jr. (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Jones (R) by 14.2 points.

Benjamin L. Rines Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%1,713
Donald L. JonesRepublican
38.8%1,254
8.3%268
3,235 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+35.61988D+45.11990D+7.01996D+14.21998D+12.22000D+20.32002

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