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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 17

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Luman P. Mahany (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Edward F. X. Lyden (R) by 30.7 points.

Luman P. MahanyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%1,737
34.6%920
2,657 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

EvenD+26.81978D+6.71980D+12.21982D+30.81986D+29.71988D+37.31990

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