2026Still countingUnofficial results
2026 election for Maine House District 42
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Valli D Geiger leads Melissa Joy Byer by 37.8 points with 57% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Valli D GeigerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
68.9%3,123
Melissa Joy ByerRepublican
31.1%1,409
57% of the expected vote counted · 4,532 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:04 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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.
Valli D GeigerMelissa Joy Byer
$9K
Raised by the campaign
$4.2K
$9K
Public matching funds
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$3.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6K
Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Jun 11, 2026; Maine Ethics Commission, through Oct 4, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Jun 11, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Valli D Geiger
- >99%
- Melissa Joy Byer
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.8