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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 50

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Elizabeth H. Mitchell (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Spaulding (R) by 43.4 points.

Elizabeth H. MitchellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%2,904
28.3%1,147
4,051 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+19.41974D+42.81976D+27.21978D+43.41980D+42.11982D+0.61984

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