1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Maine House District 41
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James A. Silsby (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Virginia H. Suyama (D) by 35.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James A. SilsbyRepublican · winner
67.5%2,316
Virginia H. SuyamaDemocrat
32.5%1,114
3,430 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