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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 55

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

H. David Cotta (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Amy E. Sylvester (D) by 18.7 points.

H. David CottaRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,610
40.6%1,787
4,397 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+0.62006R+38.62008R+44.92010R+18.72012R+11.92014D+7.92016

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