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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine Senate District 13

Maine State Senate · Maine

Richard R. Charette (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Rosemarie Cote Butler (R) by 2.7 points.

Richard R. CharetteDemocrat · winner
51.4%7,064
48.6%6,690
13,754 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+2.71980D+30.01984D+10.31986D+20.91988D+37.01990R+17.21992

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