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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 81

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

L. Gary Knight (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Maurice C. Castonguay (D) by 7.9 points.

L. Gary KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%2,388
46.0%2,037
4,425 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+6.62008R+22.12010R+7.92012D+29.02014D+31.72016

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