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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine Senate District 16

Maine State Senate · Maine

Aaron Levine (D) won re-election with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Cyril M. Joly Jr. (R) by 17.1 points.

Aaron LevineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%5,628
40.2%3,947
Melvin W. BeckIndependent
2.6%254
9,829 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

EvenD+8.01968D+17.11970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Aaron Levine (D)Cyril M. Joly Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Melvin W. Beck (Independent), 2.6%