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1974Final results

1974 election for Maine House District 80

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Stephen Gould (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Needham (D) by 17.6 points.

Stephen GouldRepublican · winner
58.8%1,310
41.2%917
2,227 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+17.61974R+30.21976R+4.41980D+28.81984D+33.61986D+55.11988

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