RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Linwood E. Palmer Jr.
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 61 (1974–1978). Ran in 3 elections between 1972 and 1976, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +26.2
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 3
- 1972–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Palmer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 56Maine House of Representatives, District 61
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Palmer has run
Margin: how far Palmer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Maine House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Arthur Douglas Stover III (D) | 63.1% | R+26.2 |
| 1974 | Maine House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Stewart Labat (D) | 53.9% | R+7.8 |
| 1972 | Maine House of Representatives, District 56 | General | Won | William B. Blodgett (D) | 55.1% | R+10.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Palmer has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 61 · 1974–1978
- Maine House of Representatives, District 56 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Palmer has run against
- Arthur Douglas Stover III (D) · 1976 election, won
- Stewart Labat (D) · 1974 election, won
- William B. Blodgett (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive