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2004Final results

2004 election for Maine House District 85

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Maitland E. Richardson (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Mealey (D) by 12.2 points.

Maitland E. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%2,415
43.9%1,890
4,305 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

EvenR+9.81998R+24.32000R+2.52002R+12.22004R+10.62006D+7.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET