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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 59

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

A. David Trahan (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Steven Cartwright (D) by 3.2 points.

A. David TrahanRepublican · winner
51.6%1,732
48.4%1,626
3,358 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+9.71992R+28.51994R+15.31996R+3.21998R+8.92000D+25.92004

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