1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Maine House District 61
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David B. Soule Jr. (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Malone (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David B. Soule Jr.Democrat · winner
56.3%2,597
Richard H. MaloneRepublican
43.7%2,014
4,613 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