1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Maine House District 96
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Dorothy A. Rotondi (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Bernard H. Austin (R) by 9.3 points.
Dorothy A. RotondiDemocrat · winner
54.6%1,470
Bernard H. AustinRepublican · incumbent
45.4%1,221
2,691 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