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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 39

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard Armstrong (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Lewis G. Maxwell (D) by 16.4 points.

Richard ArmstrongRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%1,693
41.8%1,217
2,910 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+5.51976R+13.21978R+12.01980R+16.41982R+3.51986R+26.51990

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