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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 1

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Deane Rykerson (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Ronald S. Pulchlopek (R) by 34.8 points.

Deane RykersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%3,355
32.6%1,623
4,978 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+47.32004R+6.92012D+20.02014D+34.82016R+38.62022R+30.92024

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