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1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Maine House District 32

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Sharon B. Benoit (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Dyer (R) by 9.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Sharon B. BenoitDemocrat · winner
54.5%2,016
Donald E. DyerRepublican · incumbent
45.5%1,683
3,699 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

EvenR+3.81974D+9.01976D+5.81978D+12.31980D+28.21982D+11.51984

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