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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 116

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard A. Pickett (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Sheryl J. Briggs (D) by 10.9 points.

Richard A. PickettRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%2,626
44.5%2,108
4,734 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+39.22008D+29.82010R+2.72014R+10.92016R+27.72018R+38.72020

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