1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Maine Senate District 12
Maine State Senate · Maine
Olympia J. Snowe (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Elmer F. Berry Jr. (D) by 21.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Olympia J. SnoweRepublican · winner
60.9%8,324
Elmer F. Berry Jr.Democrat · incumbent
39.1%5,349
13,673 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