This is the 2016 race. The latest: 2026 →

2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 3

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Lydia Blume (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Mantell (R) by 19.2 points.

Lydia BlumeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%3,652
40.4%2,473
6,125 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

EvenR+43.82010R+20.72012D+2.32014D+19.22016D+20.42018R+3.62022

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