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Maine › Maine House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Maine House District 141

Boisse is favored to win: Boisse wins in 2 of every 3 simulations.

Andrews (D)
32%
chance of winning
Boisse (R)
68%
Average margin
R+3.3
80% of outcomes
R+13 to D+6
Partisan lean
R+11
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Boisse is favored to win: Boisse wins in about 4 of every 5 simulations.

Andrews (D)
22%
chance of winning
Boisse (R)
78%
Average margin
R+7.4
80% of outcomes
R+20 to D+5
Partisan lean
R+11
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

R+3.3R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20
R+7.4R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Andrews 32%Boisse 68%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Andrews 22%Boisse 78%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Maine state offices
+0.1Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.7Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
New England adjustment
−2.0How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe New England adjustmentR+5.4Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+2.9Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Maine and look-alikeplacesR+3.6Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+3.3Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+7.5

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)0
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0.36
Elected-experience edge0
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation13
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+11: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+13.2R+15.4 vs. nation2020 presidentR+8.0R+12.6 vs. nation2024 presidentR+11.4R+9.9 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
10,162
People per km²
44
Adults with a B.A.+
26%
White, no degree
68%of adults
  • White 92%
  • Hispanic 2%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

4,940 votes · R+0.1
✓ Lucas John Lanigan (R)50.1%
Patricia E Kidder (D)49.9%

2024 President Vote in this district

6,208 two-party votes · R+11.4 · R+9.9 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)55.7%
Kamala Harris (D)44.3%

2022

3,979 votes · R+11.4
✓ Lucas John Lanigan (R)55.7%
John M McAdam (D)44.3%

2020 Earlier district lines

4,368 votes · R+55.7
✓ Kathy Javner (R)77.8%
Donald M Green (D)22.2%

2020 President Vote in this district

5,605 two-party votes · R+8.0 · R+12.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)54.0%
Joe Biden (D)46.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

4,901 two-party votes · R+13.2 · R+15.4 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)56.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)43.4%