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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Maine House District 19

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Michael E. Carpenter (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Roy A. Bither (R) by 16.3 points.

Michael E. CarpenterDemocrat · winner
58.1%1,251
Roy A. BitherRepublican · incumbent
41.9%901
2,152 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+20.81980D+17.81984D+39.31986R+16.01988R+30.41990R+7.21992

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