1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine Senate District 3
Maine State Senate · Maine
Peter W. Danton (D) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Letourneau (Ind) by 77.0 points.
Peter W. DantonDemocrat · winner
88.5%7,932
Raymond J. LetourneauIndependent · incumbent
11.5%1,030
8,962 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