1976Final results
1976 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard D. Hewes (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Marietta E. Burrowes (D) by 1.7 points.
Richard D. HewesRepublican · winner
50.9%7,486
Marietta E. BurrowesDemocrat
49.1%7,235
14,721 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