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2014 election for Maine House District 39

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Diane M. Russell (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Lauren Marie Besanko (Grn) by 45.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Diane M. RussellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%2,707
27.4%1,020
3,727 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+6.72004R+0.42006R+2.92008R+25.92010D+64.62016D+73.32018

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