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2010Final results

2010 election for Maine House District 81

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

L. Gary Knight (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Peggy Dwyer (D) by 22.1 points.

L. Gary KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%2,271
Peggy DwyerDemocrat
39.0%1,450
3,721 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+4.42004R+0.62006R+6.62008R+22.12010R+7.92012D+29.02014

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