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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 56

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Bonnie Post (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Wayne Meserve (R) by 36.9 points.

Bonnie PostDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%2,723
Wayne MeserveRepublican
31.5%1,254
3,977 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

EvenR+10.21972D+13.31974D+36.91976D+53.01980R+0.31982D+13.11984

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