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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 80

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Melvin Newendyke (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Rachel L. Sukeforth (D) by 0.1 points.

Melvin NewendykeRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%2,459
50.0%2,455
4,914 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+7.12004D+6.62006R+13.02010R+0.12012D+10.32014R+5.02016

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