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1998 election for Maine House District 81

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard H. C. Tracy (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating R. David Jarvis (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard H. C. TracyDemocrat · winner
48.0%1,276
R. David JarvisRepublican
44.9%1,194
Kerry L. HolmesIndependent
7.1%188
2,658 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+29.01992D+9.21994R+10.11996D+3.11998R+0.22002D+4.42004

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

The candidates

Richard H. C. Tracy (D)R. David Jarvis (R)Kerry L. Holmes (I)