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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Maine House District 89

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Courtney E. Stover (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating William J. Hennessey (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Courtney E. StoverRepublican · winner
53.0%1,193
William J. HennesseyDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%1,060
2,253 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+23.81972D+31.31974R+5.91976R+19.11978R+9.21980R+18.71982

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