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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine House District 96

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Bernard H. Austin (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy A. Rotondi (D) by 13.5 points.

Bernard H. AustinRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%1,811
43.2%1,380
3,192 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

EvenD+15.41974R+13.51976R+26.21978R+13.51980D+9.31982D+1.91984

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