1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Maine House District 61
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John H. Rollins (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Roach Jr. (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John H. RollinsRepublican · winner
53.8%1,093
Edward J. Roach Jr.Democrat
46.2%940
2,033 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