2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Maine House District 71
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Elaine Makas (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Macdonald (R) by 25.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elaine MakasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%2,812
Robert E. MacdonaldRepublican
37.3%1,673
4,485 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