1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine House District 71
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
William E. Marsh (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Roderick E. Farnham (R) by 0.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
William E. MarshDemocrat · winner
50.1%847
Roderick E. FarnhamRepublican · incumbent
49.9%842
1,689 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)