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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine Senate District 12

Maine State Senate · Maine

Barbara M. Trafton (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Joyce E. Lewis (R) by 16.4 points.

Barbara M. TraftonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%8,692
Joyce E. LewisRepublican
41.8%6,249
14,941 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+0.11974R+21.81976D+39.91978D+16.41980D+15.61982R+53.01984

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