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1990Final results

1990 election for Maine House District 79

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Robert W. Spear (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Emily Trask Eaton (D) by 6.9 points.

Robert W. SpearRepublican · winner
53.5%2,412
46.5%2,099
4,511 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+32.61984R+50.11986R+42.21988R+6.91990R+44.91994D+14.71996

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