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1980 election for Maine House District 36

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Charles M. Webster (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Richard G. Morton (R) by 29.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Charles M. WebsterDemocrat · winner
64.6%2,317
Richard G. MortonRepublican · incumbent
35.4%1,267
3,584 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+19.31972R+36.51974D+29.31980D+3.81984D+0.71986D+2.31988

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