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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine House District 25

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Mary W. Payson (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating R. Dana Smith (D) by 35.5 points.

Mary W. PaysonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%1,842
32.2%876
2,718 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+35.81974R+15.81976R+20.81978R+20.61980R+20.11982D+61.11990

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