1970Final results
1970 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard N. Berry (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Alexander A. Macnichol (D) by 16.1 points.
Richard N. BerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%6,188
Alexander A. MacnicholDemocrat
42.0%4,474
10,662 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