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1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Maine House District 69

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas R. Simpson (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Leon J. Crommett (D) by 12.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Thomas R. SimpsonRepublican · winner
56.5%1,433
Leon J. CrommettDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%1,105
2,538 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

EvenD+4.71972D+1.81974D+1.31976R+14.41978R+27.31980Even1982

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