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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 70

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Nate Wadsworth (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Helen Rankin (D) by 12.0 points.

Nate WadsworthRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%2,729
Helen RankinDemocrat
44.0%2,145
4,874 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+13.92010D+0.12012R+5.42014R+12.02016R+7.82018R+18.92020

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