1970Final results
1970 election for Maine Senate District 26
Maine State Senate · Maine
Arnold S. Peabody (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Vinal A. Thomas (D) by 32.8 points.
Arnold S. PeabodyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%5,095
Vinal A. ThomasDemocrat
33.6%2,579
7,674 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