2012Final results
2012 election for Maine House District 42
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Joseph E. Brooks (Ind) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Leo L. Lachance (R) by 1.5 points.
Joseph E. BrooksIndependent · winner
50.7%2,126
Leo L. LachanceRepublican
49.3%2,064
4,190 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET