1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Maine House District 85
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John E. Masterman (R) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Mangan (D) by 13.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John E. MastermanRepublican · winner
47.8%1,481
Richard J. ManganDemocrat
33.9%1,051
Claude N. TraskOther party
18.3%569
3,101 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