1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine House District 11
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Luman P. Mahany (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Merle S. Johnston (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Luman P. MahanyDemocrat · winner
52.5%1,080
Merle S. JohnstonRepublican · incumbent
47.5%979
2,059 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET