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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 18

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carl W. Smith (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Wayne W. Cushman (D) by 25.5 points.

Carl W. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%1,669
37.3%991
2,660 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

EvenR+66.91978R+25.51982D+42.41984D+27.41986D+38.91988D+46.91990

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