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1984 election for Maine House District 79

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Jeanne F. Begley (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Susannah A. French (D) by 32.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jeanne F. BegleyRepublican · winner
66.3%2,850
33.7%1,448
4,298 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

EvenR+2.71972D+50.31978D+16.71982R+32.61984R+50.11986R+42.21988

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