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1980 election for Maine House District 20

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carl B. Smith (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Beverly P. Rand (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Carl B. SmithDemocrat · winner
50.3%1,390
Beverly P. RandRepublican
49.7%1,375
2,765 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

EvenR+25.71974R+5.51976R+15.41978D+0.51980D+4.51982R+34.61986

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