1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Maine Senate District 27
Maine State Senate · Maine
Michael D. Pearson (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph Sewall (R) by 22.3 points.
Michael D. PearsonDemocrat · winner
61.1%8,257
Joseph SewallRepublican · incumbent
38.9%5,249
13,509 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET