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1974Final results

1974 election for Maine House District 61

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Linwood E. Palmer Jr. (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Stewart Labat (D) by 7.8 points.

Linwood E. Palmer Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
53.9%1,651
46.1%1,411
3,062 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+41.81972R+7.81974R+26.21976R+15.71978D+12.61980D+8.01982

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