1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Maine Senate District 20
Maine State Senate · Maine
John D. Chapman (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating William A. Bell Jr. (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John D. ChapmanRepublican · winner
54.5%8,657
William A. Bell Jr.Democrat
45.5%7,227
15,884 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