2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Maine House District 5
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Beth A. Oconnor (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Joshua R. Plante (D) by 8.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Beth A. OconnorRepublican · winner
54.1%1,740
Joshua R. PlanteDemocrat · incumbent
45.9%1,474
3,214 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET