1976Final results
1976 election for Maine House District 12
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Harry F. Rideout (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Russell W. Smith (R) by 5.5 points.
Harry F. RideoutDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%1,107
Russell W. SmithRepublican
47.2%991
2,098 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET