1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine House District 96
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Melvin A. Shute (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Mitchell (D) by 21.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Melvin A. ShuteRepublican · winner
60.6%1,236
Charles A. MitchellDemocrat · incumbent
39.4%805
2,041 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