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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Maine House District 57

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Earl K. Kelly (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Clifford F. Orourke (R) by 4.7 points.

Earl K. KellyDemocrat · winner
52.4%2,132
Clifford F. OrourkeRepublican · incumbent
47.6%1,940
4,072 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+27.61976R+27.51978R+7.01980D+4.71982R+0.71986D+35.61988

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