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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 4

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carol A. McElwee (R) won with 37.3% of the vote, defeating R. Mark Goughan (Ind) by 1.3 points.

Carol A. McElweeRepublican · winner
37.3%1,367
R. Mark GoughanIndependent
36.0%1,318
26.7%976
3,661 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+8.62004R+40.12006R+52.92010R+10.72012D+2.42014D+6.22016

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