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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Maine House District 12

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Lawrence E. Jacobsen (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Tarazewich (D) by 4.4 points.

Lawrence E. JacobsenRepublican · winner
52.2%1,920
Frank J. TarazewichDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%1,758
3,678 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+4.01994R+30.71996D+1.82000R+4.42002R+41.62004R+26.12006

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