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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine Senate District 16

Maine State Senate · Maine

Donald R. Oleary (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating John H. Rollins (R) by 14.5 points.

Donald R. OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%7,894
John H. RollinsRepublican
42.7%5,890
13,784 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+13.41974D+11.91976D+24.91978D+14.51980D+10.61982D+24.11984

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