1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Maine House District 47
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Charles G. Dow (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating John F. Lassell (R) by 15.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles G. DowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%1,693
John F. LassellRepublican
42.3%1,242
2,935 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