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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 43

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas R. Perkins (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Ellen Histen (D) by 35.3 points.

Thomas R. PerkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%2,698
Ellen HistenDemocrat
32.3%1,290
3,988 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+10.81972R+18.71974R+35.31976R+28.71982D+14.61984D+34.71986

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