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1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Maine House District 24

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Harry R. Knight (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph T. Lepage (D) by 18.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Harry R. KnightRepublican · winner
59.4%1,434
Ralph T. LepageDemocrat · incumbent
40.6%981
2,415 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

EvenR+7.31972R+5.81974R+25.11976R+7.91978R+27.51980D+34.61988

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