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1974 election for Maine House District 12

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Harry F. Rideout (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Everett L. Osborn (R) by 11.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Harry F. RideoutDemocrat · winner
55.6%877
44.4%699
1,576 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+28.41972D+11.31974D+5.51976R+19.41978D+12.11980D+36.31986

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