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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 40

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Roland S. Salisbury (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Mollie Reynolds (D) by 9.9 points.

Roland S. SalisburyRepublican · winner
54.9%2,145
45.1%1,760
3,905 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+39.31974R+23.91976R+12.31978R+9.91980R+12.01982R+5.51984

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