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1984Final results

1984 election for Maine House District 82

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Rita B. Melendy (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey K. Ellis (R) by 21.2 points.

Rita B. MelendyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%1,712
39.4%1,114
2,826 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+2.81972D+23.01982D+21.21984D+22.41986D+25.11988D+25.51990

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