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1968Final results

1968 election for Maine House District 74

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Harold E. Barnes (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Virginia M. Bean (D) by 8.9 points.

Harold E. BarnesRepublican · winner
54.5%1,239
45.5%1,036
2,275 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+10.11972R+19.31974R+23.61976R+11.71980R+5.61982R+17.31984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET