1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 17
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Luman P. Mahany (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Edward I. Johnston (R) by 6.7 points.
Luman P. MahanyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%1,483
Edward I. JohnstonRepublican
46.7%1,298
2,781 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET