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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 49

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Polly Reeves (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating John A. Babbitt (R) by 27.0 points.

Polly ReevesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%2,111
John A. BabbittRepublican
36.5%1,213
3,324 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

EvenD+1.21972R+8.31974D+11.91978D+27.01980D+46.41982D+19.31984

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