1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 85
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
John E. Masterman (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Alta K. Clark (D) by 6.6 points.
John E. MastermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%1,719
Alta K. ClarkDemocrat
46.7%1,507
3,226 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