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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 65

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Eleanor M. Espling (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Elijah Ty Breton (D) by 9.8 points.

Eleanor M. EsplingRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,795
45.1%2,295
5,090 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+7.12010D+22.52012R+18.32014R+9.82016R+8.52018R+18.42020

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