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1974Final results

1974 election for Maine House District 8

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

James McBreairty (R) won with 80.5% of the vote, defeating Carroll E. Harris (D) by 61.1 points.

James McBreairtyRepublican · winner
80.5%617
19.5%149
766 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+35.51972R+61.11974R+52.41976R+10.81980R+27.31984R+32.01986

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