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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine Senate District 4

Maine State Senate · Maine

John M. Kerry (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating James T. Goudouros (R) by 39.3 points.

John M. KerryDemocrat · winner
69.7%13,595
30.3%5,920
19,517 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+26.11974D+10.21976D+8.31978D+39.31980D+17.61982R+2.51984

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