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1974 election for Maine House District 97

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Donald H. Burns (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Francis B. B. Brawn (R) by 1.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Donald H. BurnsDemocrat · winner
50.6%1,317
Francis B. B. BrawnRepublican · incumbent
49.4%1,287
2,605 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+13.91972D+1.21974D+12.41976R+7.21978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Donald H. Burns (D)Francis B. B. Brawn (R)