1976Final results
1976 election for Maine House District 61
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Linwood E. Palmer Jr. (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Arthur Douglas Stover III (D) by 26.2 points.
Linwood E. Palmer Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.1%2,603
Arthur Douglas Stover IIIDemocrat
36.9%1,521
4,124 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