RepublicanNot in office · last served 1970Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Merle S. Johnston
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 11 (1968–1970). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −41.4
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Johnston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 11
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Johnston has run
Margin: how far Johnston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Maine State Senate, District 33 | General | Lost | Michael E. Carpenter (D) | 29.3% | D+41.4 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Lost | Luman P. Mahany (D) | 47.5% | D+4.9 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Won | Rommy L. Haines (D) | 54.1% | R+8.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Johnston has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 11 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Johnston has run against
- Michael E. Carpenter (D) · 1980 election, lost
- Luman P. Mahany (D) · 1970 election, lost
- Rommy L. Haines (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive