1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Maine House District 83
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Douglas M. Smith (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Edgar A. Broadway (R) by 12.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Douglas M. SmithDemocrat · winner
56.1%1,202
Edgar A. BroadwayRepublican
43.9%939
2,141 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)