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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 27

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

James Mitchell (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Merton Fillmore (R) by 19.7 points.

James MitchellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%2,444
Merton FillmoreRepublican
40.1%1,639
4,085 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+54.51976R+3.81978D+4.71980D+19.71982D+51.01984D+13.71994

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