1970Final results
1970 election for Maine Senate District 23
Maine State Senate · Maine
James Martin (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Kennedy (R) by 29.1 points.
James MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%5,226
Richard E. KennedyRepublican
35.5%2,873
8,099 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