1980Final results
1980 election for Maine Senate District 22
Maine State Senate · Maine
Melvin A. Shute (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating John W. Bullard (Nlp) by 48.1 points.
Melvin A. ShuteRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%12,391
John W. BullardNatural Law
26.0%4,345
16,741 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