2016Final results
2016 election for Maine House District 53
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Jeffrey K. Pierce (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating William L. Neilson (D) by 17.4 points.
Jeffrey K. PierceRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%3,309
William L. NeilsonDemocrat
41.3%2,330
5,639 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET