2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Maine House District 3
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
William J. Smith (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Bernard L. A. Ayotte (R) by 9.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%2,205
Bernard L. A. AyotteRepublican
45.2%1,818
4,023 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