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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 58

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Wayne C. Gray (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Elaine Swanholm Shortall (D) by 8.8 points.

Wayne C. GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%1,419
45.6%1,190
2,609 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+4.21974R+8.81976R+4.81978D+16.51982R+12.61984D+9.41986

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