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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 5

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Beth A. Oconnor (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Joshua R. Plante (D) by 4.1 points.

Beth A. OconnorRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%2,496
48.0%2,301
4,797 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+11.92010D+3.02012R+8.32014R+4.12016R+15.52018R+25.22020

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