1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 21D
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Merle Nelson (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Eugene A. Wakefield (R) by 50.6 points.
Merle NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%2,205
Eugene A. WakefieldRepublican
24.7%724
2,929 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