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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Maine Senate District 15

Maine State Senate · Maine

Charles G. Dow (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating David R. Ault (R) by 1.4 points.

Charles G. DowDemocrat · winner
50.7%8,013
David R. AultRepublican · incumbent
49.3%7,784
15,797 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+11.01976R+6.01978R+3.51980D+1.41982D+18.21984D+52.31988

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