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Maine House District 72
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Douglas Andrew Thomas held the seat for Republicans, winning by 31.0 points over Cynthia J Soma-Hernandez.
Douglas Andrew ThomasRepublican · winner
65.5%2,392
Cynthia J Soma-HernandezDemocrat
34.5%1,261
54% of the expected vote counted · 3,653 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.
Cynthia J Soma-HernandezDouglas Andrew Thomas
$8.1K
Raised by the campaign
$12.3K
$7.3K
Public matching funds
$12.3K
$1.9K
Spent by the campaign
$8.8K
Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Aug 13, 2026; Maine Ethics Commission, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Aug 13, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Cynthia J Soma-Hernandez
- <1%
- Douglas Andrew Thomas
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+34.5