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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 97

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Helen Rankin (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating George G. Cunningham (R) by 6.9 points.

Helen RankinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%2,484
46.5%2,163
4,647 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+12.82006D+23.42008D+2.62010D+6.92012D+46.32016D+45.42018

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