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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

EvenR+13.51976R+26.21978R+13.51980D+9.31982D+1.91984D+32.81986

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