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1976Final results

1976 election for Maine Senate District 3

Maine State Senate · Maine

Ralph M. Lovell (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Kellman (Oth) by 36.8 points.

Ralph M. LovellRepublican · winner
68.4%10,346
Peter KellmanOther party
31.6%4,781
15,129 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+7.31974R+24.61978D+28.51980D+21.91982D+39.71984R+10.31986

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