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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 39

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard Armstrong (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Lewis G. Maxwell (D) by 12.0 points.

Richard ArmstrongRepublican · winner
56.0%1,820
44.0%1,431
3,251 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+3.61974R+5.51976R+13.21978R+12.01980R+16.41982R+3.51986

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