1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Maine Senate District 31
Maine State Senate · Maine
Hayes E. Gahagan (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating James Dunleavy (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Hayes E. GahaganRepublican · winner
52.7%3,781
James DunleavyDemocrat
47.3%3,389
7,170 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