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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine Senate District 27

Maine State Senate · Maine

Wakine G. Tanous (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Peter Bernard (D) by 15.7 points.

Wakine G. TanousRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%5,265
42.1%3,836
9,101 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

EvenR+7.31972R+0.21974R+29.01976D+22.31982D+23.01984R+5.61986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET