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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine House District 98

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Karl F. Kelley (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Young (D) by 26.6 points.

Karl F. KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%1,262
36.7%732
1,995 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+14.11974R+22.71976R+18.81980D+28.61984D+34.91986D+43.71988

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