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1968Final results

1968 election for Maine House District 80

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Walter A. Birt (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Baker Jr. (D) by 21.6 points.

Walter A. BirtRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%1,412
39.2%910
2,322 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+17.61974R+30.21976R+4.41980D+28.81984D+33.61986D+55.11988

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