1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Maine House District 70
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Roderick E. Farnham (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Clyde Macdonald Jr. (D) by 25.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Roderick E. FarnhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%1,451
Clyde Macdonald Jr.Democrat
37.4%867
2,318 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