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Maine House District 85
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Adrienne Paul leads Paul Harris Welch by 4.8 points with 70% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Adrienne PaulRepublican · leading
52.4%2,384
Paul Harris WelchDemocrat
47.6%2,167
70% of the expected vote counted · 4,551 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 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.
Paul Harris WelchAdrienne Paul
$18K
Raised by the campaign
$13.4K
$17.2K
Public matching funds
$13.2K
$16.7K
Spent by the campaign
$8.1K
Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Oct 1, 2026; Maine Ethics Commission, through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 1, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Paul Harris Welch
- 18%
- Adrienne Paul
- 82%
- Projected margin
- R+6.8