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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine Senate District 24

Maine State Senate · Maine

Jerome A. Emerson (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Helen E. Patterson (D) by 19.1 points.

Jerome A. EmersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%8,336
40.4%5,661
13,997 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+12.81978R+19.01980R+19.11982R+36.51984R+9.01986R+31.81988

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