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1974Final results

1974 election for Maine Senate District 8

Maine State Senate · Maine

Richard N. Berry (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Santo Dipietro (D) by 6.8 points.

Richard N. BerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%6,106
46.6%5,333
11,439 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+6.81974R+1.71976R+6.11978R+4.41980R+11.01982D+11.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET