1980Final results
1980 election for Maine Senate District 33
Maine State Senate · Maine
Michael E. Carpenter (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Merle S. Johnston (R) by 41.4 points.
Michael E. CarpenterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%8,491
Merle S. JohnstonRepublican
29.3%3,518
12,009 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