1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine House District 5
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Ernest L. Manchester (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Frank B. Foster (R) by 3.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Ernest L. ManchesterDemocrat · winner
51.8%841
Frank B. FosterRepublican · incumbent
48.2%784
1,625 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)