2024 Maine House of Representatives election

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2024 Maine House of Representatives election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

All 151 seats in the Maine House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Maureen Terry Billy Bob Faulkingham None
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader's seat108th12thNone
Last election82672
Current seats81682
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 74

2024 Maine House of Representatives election map.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     Independent incumbent

Incumbent Speaker

Maureen Terry
Democratic



The 2024 Maine House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. [1]

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References

  1. "Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2024.