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2006Final results

2006 election for Maine House District 71

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Elaine Makas (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating John G. Babine Sr. (R) by 31.2 points.

Elaine MakasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%2,111
34.4%1,106
3,217 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+42.11998R+23.92002D+25.42004D+31.22006D+21.12010R+16.32014

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