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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine Senate District 20

Maine State Senate · Maine

Charlotte Z. Sewall (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Jane Thayer (D) by 18.6 points.

Charlotte Z. SewallRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%9,566
Jane ThayerDemocrat
40.7%6,566
16,133 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+11.01974R+9.01976R+29.21980R+18.61982R+12.51984R+23.51986

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