1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Maine House District 83
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
5 seats: James S. Henderson (D), John R. McKernan Jr. (R), Raymond J. Curran (D), Edward C. Kelleher (D), Philip A. Ingegneri (D) won.
5 seatsJames S. HendersonDemocrat · winner
14.8%5,381
John R. McKernan Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
14.6%5,289
Raymond J. CurranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.2%5,154
Edward C. KelleherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.9%5,030
Philip A. IngegneriDemocrat · winner
12.3%4,471
Robert SoulasRepublican · incumbent
12.1%4,387
Robert E. TalbotDemocrat
11.1%4,038
Malcolm D. RichRepublican
7.0%2,553
36,303 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