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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 142

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Sheldon Mark Hanington (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Lee Ann Betz (D) by 42.9 points.

Sheldon Mark HaningtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%2,974
Lee Ann BetzDemocrat
28.6%1,189
4,163 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+20.02006D+30.12008D+17.02010R+42.92016R+26.42018R+44.92020

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