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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine Senate District 16

Maine State Senate · Maine

Edgar E. Erwin (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Norman K. Ferguson (R) by 10.6 points.

Edgar E. ErwinDemocrat · winner
55.3%6,616
44.7%5,348
11,964 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

EvenD+11.91976D+24.91978D+14.51980D+10.61982D+24.11984D+27.61988

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