1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Maine House District 38
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Edward L. Dexter (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Harlan E. Doak (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward L. DexterRepublican · winner
50.7%1,620
Harlan E. DoakDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%1,576
3,198 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