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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine Senate District 7

Maine State Senate · Maine

Catherine Carswell (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Maynard (R) by 20.2 points.

Catherine CarswellDemocrat · winner
60.1%6,907
39.9%4,581
11,488 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+14.21972R+1.21974D+8.71976D+18.91978D+13.21980D+13.21982

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