1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Maine House District 49
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Charles G. Dow (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Timothy J. Murphy (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles G. DowDemocrat · winner
51.0%1,286
Timothy J. MurphyRepublican
49.0%1,236
2,522 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