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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 42

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Dana S. Swazey (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Vaughn A. Lowell (R) by 15.3 points.

Dana S. SwazeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%2,136
42.4%1,570
3,706 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+1.01972R+26.21974D+4.11980D+15.31982D+7.01984D+27.31986

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