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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Maine House District 31

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

2 seats: Stanley E. Laffin (R), Ronald E. Usher (D) won.

2 seats
Stanley E. LaffinRepublican · winner
35.1%2,688
Ronald E. UsherDemocrat · winner
34.1%2,613
J. Robert CarrierDemocrat · incumbent
30.8%2,355
7,656 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+0.41976D+18.21978D+25.11982D+15.81986D+39.11988D+30.01992

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