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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 74

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

John M. Norris (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Dale J. Ruttenberg (D) by 23.6 points.

John M. NorrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%1,877
38.2%1,160
3,037 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+10.11972R+19.31974R+23.61976R+11.71980R+5.61982R+17.31984

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