1976Final results
1976 election for Maine House District 53
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Donald V. Carter (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Welch Jr. (R) by 38.5 points.
Donald V. CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%2,022
Edward M. Welch Jr.Republican
30.8%898
2,920 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