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1984Final results

1984 election for Maine House District 76

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

James Reed Coles (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating David L. Rose (R) by 5.3 points.

James Reed ColesDemocrat · winner
52.7%2,453
David L. RoseRepublican
47.3%2,206
4,659 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

EvenD+22.11978D+26.71980D+30.41982D+5.31984D+30.91986D+23.11990

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