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2010Final results

2010 election for Maine House District 46

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joan W. Welsh (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Helen A. Shaw (R) by 24.8 points.

Joan W. WelshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%2,781
Helen A. ShawRepublican
37.6%1,674
4,455 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+4.62004D+2.42006D+25.62008D+24.82010D+23.62012R+4.22014

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