1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Maine House District 85
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
George S. Winship (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Claude N. Trask (R) by 14.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George S. WinshipDemocrat · winner
57.0%1,487
Claude N. TraskRepublican · incumbent
43.0%1,120
2,607 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