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2002Final results

2002 election for Maine House District 47

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Philip Cressey Jr. (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Powers (D) by 7.2 points.

Philip Cressey Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
53.6%2,042
Peter PowersDemocrat
46.4%1,767
3,809 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

EvenD+3.21994D+18.51996R+5.02000R+7.22002D+16.12004D+35.42006

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