2000Final results
2000 election for Maine House District 97
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Shirley K. Richard (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Linkletter (R) by 29.7 points.
Shirley K. RichardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%2,345
Richard LinkletterRepublican
35.1%1,271
3,616 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