1970Final results
1970 election for Maine Senate District 21
Maine State Senate · Maine
Elden Shute (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Sidney D. Maxwell (D) by 22.4 points.
Elden ShuteRepublican · winner
61.2%6,009
Sidney D. MaxwellDemocrat
38.8%3,810
9,820 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