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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 97

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Donald H. Burns (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Francis B. B. Brawn (R) by 12.4 points.

Donald H. BurnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%1,901
43.0%1,476
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.7%58
3,435 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+1.21974D+12.41976R+7.21978R+15.91980R+7.21982D+52.01986

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