1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Maine House District 26
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Richard A. Spencer (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Larry E. Simpson (R) by 35.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard A. SpencerDemocrat · winner
67.7%1,890
Larry E. SimpsonRepublican · incumbent
32.3%901
2,791 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET