1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 83B
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Swift Tarbell (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Hansen (D) by 45.0 points.
Swift TarbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%2,382
Paul J. HansenDemocrat
27.5%904
3,286 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