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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 70

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Sandra K. Prescott (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph L. Thompson (R) by 30.4 points.

Sandra K. PrescottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%2,381
34.8%1,271
3,652 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

EvenR+25.21974D+2.51976D+40.71978D+30.41980R+35.11982D+14.31986

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