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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine Senate District 28

Maine State Senate · Maine

Joseph Sewall (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Stewart Smith (D) by 2.9 points.

Joseph SewallRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%5,165
48.6%4,878
10,043 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+32.11972R+18.21974R+6.41976R+38.31982D+17.71984D+22.41986

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