1980Final results
1980 election for Maine Senate District 1
Maine State Senate · Maine
Walter W. Hichens (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Phillip H. Dunning (D) by 32.8 points.
Walter W. HichensRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%11,447
Phillip H. DunningDemocrat
33.6%5,795
17,242 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