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1974 election for Maine House District 18

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Louis F. Finemore (R) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Edward E. Gilman (D) by 49.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Louis F. FinemoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.8%1,395
25.2%469
1,864 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+66.91978R+25.51982D+42.41984D+27.41986D+38.91988D+46.91990

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