1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Maine House District 62
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Deborah Kaler McNeil (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Peabody Jr. (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Deborah Kaler McNeilRepublican · winner
54.5%1,283
Robert A. Peabody Jr.Democrat
41.2%970
Shawn S. LevasseurLibertarian
4.3%101
2,354 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
The candidates
Deborah Kaler McNeil (R)Robert A. Peabody Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Shawn S. Levasseur (Libertarian), 4.3%