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2010Final results

2010 election for Maine House District 49

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Wesley E. Richardson (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Shelby G. Chadwick (D) by 9.3 points.

Wesley E. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%2,160
45.3%1,792
3,952 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+2.42004R+2.32006R+9.72008R+9.32010D+32.62014D+32.12016

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