2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Maine House District 51
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Jonathan B. McKane (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating William M. Earle (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jonathan B. McKaneRepublican · winner
52.8%3,123
William M. EarleDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%2,793
5,916 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