1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 56
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Bonnie Post (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick C. Mitchell (R) by 53.0 points.
Bonnie PostDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%3,203
Patrick C. MitchellRepublican
23.5%984
4,187 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