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1980Final results

1980 election for Maine Senate District 7

Maine State Senate · Maine

Ronald E. Usher (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Stanley E. Laffin (R) by 13.2 points.

Ronald E. UsherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%9,734
43.4%7,469
17,203 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

EvenR+1.21974D+8.71976D+18.91978D+13.21980D+13.21982D+17.31984

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