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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 17

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Dwayne W. Prescott (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Gerry R. Gibson (D) by 22.3 points.

Dwayne W. PrescottRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%2,766
38.8%1,757
4,523 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+25.92008D+7.42010D+9.32012R+22.32016R+21.82020D+3.22022

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