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1974 election for Maine House District 50

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Elizabeth H. Mitchell (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Millard E. Nickerson Jr. (R) by 19.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Elizabeth H. MitchellDemocrat · winner
59.7%1,481
40.3%1,000
2,481 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+17.21972D+19.41974D+42.81976D+27.21978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)