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2006Final results

2006 election for Maine House District 74

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Margaret M. Craven (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating John L. Painter (R) by 45.1 points.

Margaret M. CravenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%2,292
John L. PainterRepublican
27.5%868
3,160 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

EvenD+5.51996D+20.41998D+35.12004D+45.12006D+49.52008D+14.12010

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