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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 37

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard McCollister (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Dorey (R) by 4.6 points.

Richard McCollisterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%1,637
47.7%1,494
3,131 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+19.51972D+12.91974D+1.61980D+4.61982D+18.21984R+7.21986

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