1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Maine Senate District 5
Maine State Senate · Maine
Philip Jackson (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Forrest E. Martin (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Philip JacksonRepublican · winner
52.4%5,965
Forrest E. MartinDemocrat
47.6%5,415
11,380 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