2002Final results
2002 election for Maine House District 98
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Paul R. Hatch (D) won with 37.3% of the vote, defeating Elton D. Powers (R) by 3.6 points.
Paul R. HatchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.3%1,008
Elton D. PowersRepublican
33.7%910
Joanne M. WoodardIndependent
29.0%785
2,703 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET