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2000Final results

2000 election for Maine House District 5

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Eleanor M. Murphy (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Wright (D) by 26.9 points.

Eleanor M. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%2,215
36.5%1,275
3,490 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+27.61990D+6.21996R+10.01998R+26.92000R+6.32002D+38.02004

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