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2010Final results

2010 election for Maine House District 71

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Michel A. Lajoie (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Lane Chizmar (R) by 21.1 points.

Michel A. LajoieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%2,047
39.5%1,334
3,381 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+23.92002D+25.42004D+31.22006D+21.12010R+16.32014R+15.32016

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