1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 24
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Porter D. Leighton (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Bois (D) by 27.5 points.
Porter D. LeightonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%3,379
Paul R. BoisDemocrat
36.3%1,923
5,302 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