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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 46

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joan W. Welsh (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Carole A. Gartley (R) by 23.6 points.

Joan W. WelshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%3,212
38.2%1,985
5,197 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

EvenD+2.42006D+25.62008D+24.82010D+23.62012R+4.22014R+4.82016

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