1982Final results
1982 election for Maine House District 21D
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Merle Nelson (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Iva F. Leiter (R) by 53.9 points.
Merle NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.9%2,247
Iva F. LeiterRepublican
23.1%674
2,921 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET