1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Maine House District 51
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
3 seats: Daniel B. Hickey (D), David Bustin (D), Mary E. Kane (R) won.
3 seatsDaniel B. HickeyDemocrat · winner
20.8%4,560
David BustinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.2%4,421
Mary E. KaneRepublican · winner
17.6%3,860
Margaret Brown MiskavageRepublican · incumbent
17.5%3,827
Kenneth J. PelletierDemocrat
15.5%3,398
Matthew S. KorolRepublican
8.4%1,832
21,898 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