1980Final results
1980 election for Maine Senate District 31
Maine State Senate · Maine
James McBreairty (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Francis M. Lamar (D) by 26.9 points.
James McBreairtyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%6,679
Francis M. LamarDemocrat
36.5%3,847
10,528 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