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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine House District 99

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Melvin A. Shute (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Mitchell (D) by 21.7 points.

Melvin A. ShuteRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%2,002
39.1%1,287
3,289 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+5.71972R+52.31974R+21.71976R+12.41978D+3.41980D+14.31982

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