1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Maine House District 83C
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John N. Diamond (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Carter (R) by 33.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John N. DiamondDemocrat · winner
67.0%1,139
Frank M. CarterRepublican · incumbent
33.0%562
1,701 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