1998Final results
1998 election for Maine Senate District 6
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard P. Ruhlin (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph H. Bigl (R) by 13.7 points.
Richard P. RuhlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%6,826
Joseph H. BiglRepublican
43.2%5,185
12,011 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