1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Maine Senate District 23
Maine State Senate · Maine
James Martin (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Rodney W. Ross (R) by 13.8 points.
James MartinDemocrat · winner
56.9%5,655
Rodney W. RossRepublican · incumbent
43.1%4,283
9,938 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET