1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Maine House District 45
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David R. Ault (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Russell C. Cotnoir Sr. (D) by 17.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David R. AultRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%1,769
Russell C. Cotnoir Sr.Democrat
41.2%1,240
3,009 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