1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Leon Bowie (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Norman P. Whitzell (D) by 5.0 points.
Leon BowieRepublican · winner
52.5%1,432
Norman P. WhitzellDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%1,296
2,730 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