1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine Senate District 22
Maine State Senate · Maine
Harvey Johnson (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Carl E. Cianchette (D) by 1.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harvey JohnsonRepublican · winner
50.5%4,555
Carl E. CianchetteDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%4,460
9,015 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