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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 78

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Catherine M. Nadeau (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Benjamin B. Twitchell III (R) by 3.2 points.

Catherine M. NadeauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%2,400
48.4%2,250
4,650 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+17.62008R+22.12012D+13.72014D+3.22016D+11.32018R+11.72020

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