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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Maine House District 63

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Emily C. Saunders (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating J. Jay Willard (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Emily C. SaundersDemocrat · winner
50.8%1,268
J. Jay WillardRepublican · incumbent
49.1%1,225
2,495 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+35.71972D+1.71974R+15.71976R+26.11978R+53.21980R+28.81982

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