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2016Final results

2016 election for Maine House District 97

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Erin D. Herbig (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Blaine Richardson (R) by 46.3 points.

Erin D. HerbigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%3,912
26.9%1,437
5,349 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+23.42008D+2.62010D+6.92012D+46.32016D+45.42018D+34.32020

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