1998Final results
1998 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
John W. Benoit (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Christine Krauss (D) by 3.3 points.
John W. BenoitRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%6,240
Christine KraussDemocrat
48.4%5,846
12,086 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