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Maine House District 143
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John R Henkelman flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 9.6 points over Eric H Small.
John R HenkelmanDemocrat · winner
54.8%2,078
Eric H SmallRepublican
45.2%1,714
48% of the expected vote counted · 3,792 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:04 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John R HenkelmanNo Republican
$20.8K
Raised by the campaign
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$20.5K
Public matching funds
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$19.9K
Spent by the campaign
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Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Sep 23, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- John R Henkelman
- 49%
- Eric H Small
- 51%
- Projected margin
- R+0.2