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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 83E

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Robert Soulas (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Peter K. Baldacci (D) by 2.5 points.

Robert SoulasRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%1,398
48.8%1,330
2,728 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+2.51978R+2.51980D+24.71982

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