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1974 election for Maine House District 62

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

William B. Blodgett (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Leverett Dewey Chase (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

William B. BlodgettDemocrat · winner
50.6%1,442
49.4%1,405
2,847 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+41.91972D+1.31974D+6.81976D+5.41978R+4.31980R+19.31982

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