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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 39

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Michael Sylvester (D) won with 82.3% of the vote, defeating Peter Ignatius Doyle (R) by 64.6 points.

Michael SylvesterDemocrat · winner
82.3%4,387
17.7%944
5,331 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+0.42006R+2.92008R+25.92010D+64.62016D+73.32018D+37.12022

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