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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 71

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Tom J. Winsor (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Twitchell (D) by 15.3 points.

Tom J. WinsorRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%2,714
42.3%1,992
4,706 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+31.22006D+21.12010R+16.32014R+15.32016R+10.32018R+8.72020

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