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1970Final results

1970 election for Maine Senate District 9

Maine State Senate · Maine

Ronald L. Kellam (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating William Brown Hughes (R) by 21.7 points.

Ronald L. KellamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%5,638
39.1%3,624
9,262 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

EvenD+48.21972R+31.61984R+35.81986R+36.31988R+10.91990D+31.51992

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