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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 117

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

John McSweeney (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Clarence L. Roberts (R) by 26.5 points.

John McSweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%2,481
36.7%1,440
3,922 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+26.71980D+26.51982D+50.11984D+46.81986D+46.71988D+37.71990

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