1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Thomas A. Kilcoyne (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Charles J. McLaughlin Jr. (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas A. KilcoyneDemocrat · winner
50.7%1,516
Charles J. McLaughlin Jr.Republican
49.3%1,477
2,993 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