1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Maine House District 89
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
William J. Hennessey (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Sherwood R. Francis (R) by 31.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. HennesseyDemocrat · winner
65.6%1,072
Sherwood R. FrancisRepublican
34.4%561
1,633 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