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1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Maine House District 70

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Sandra K. Prescott (D) won with 40.4% of the vote, defeating Roderick E. Farnham (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Sandra K. PrescottDemocrat · winner
40.4%1,248
Roderick E. FarnhamRepublican · incumbent
37.9%1,170
William E. MarshOther party
21.6%668
3,086 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

EvenD+6.01972R+25.21974D+2.51976D+40.71978D+30.41980R+35.11982

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