CalledUnofficial results
Maine House District 53
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Michael H Lemelin won re-election by 8.6 points over Richard Marc Goldman.
Michael H LemelinRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%2,587
Richard Marc GoldmanDemocrat
45.7%2,179
84% of the expected vote counted · 4,766 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.
Richard Marc GoldmanMichael H Lemelin
$21.5K
Raised by the campaign
$5K
$20.5K
Public matching funds
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$20.7K
Spent by the campaign
$2.6K
Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Sep 14, 2026; Maine Ethics Commission, through Sep 25, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Sep 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Richard Marc Goldman
- 4%
- Michael H Lemelin
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+12.9