2000Final results
2000 election for Maine House District 85
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
William J. Schneider (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Beck (D) by 24.3 points.
William J. SchneiderRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%2,874
Patrick J. BeckDemocrat
37.9%1,751
4,625 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET