1982Final results
1982 election for Maine House District 38
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Edward L. Dexter (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Howard E. Gurney (D) by 10.5 points.
Edward L. DexterRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%1,551
Howard E. GurneyDemocrat
39.9%1,227
Thomas Walter DeelyOther party
9.6%294
3,073 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