2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Maine House District 23
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David E. Richardson (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Thomas (D) by 20.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David E. RichardsonRepublican · winner
60.0%3,148
Richard ThomasDemocrat
40.0%2,098
5,246 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET