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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 61

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

David B. Soule Jr. (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Karen D. Stram (R) by 8.0 points.

David B. Soule Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%2,474
Karen D. StramRepublican
46.0%2,108
4,582 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+26.21976R+15.71978D+12.61980D+8.01982D+12.51984D+29.01986

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