1984Final results
1984 election for Maine House District 42
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Charlene B. Rydell (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Thompson (R) by 7.0 points.
Charlene B. RydellDemocrat · winner
53.5%1,454
Robert E. ThompsonRepublican
46.5%1,263
2,717 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET