1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Maine Senate District 12
Maine State Senate · Maine
Elmer F. Berry Jr. (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Donald C. Gautier (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elmer F. Berry Jr.Democrat · winner
50.1%5,250
Donald C. GautierRepublican
49.9%5,239
10,489 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