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  ME District 2
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Parents > United States > Maine > ME - District 02
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1977 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedRBH March 18, 2022 05:25pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1976
NameWilliam S. Cohen Votes169,292 (77.11%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1979 Margin126,142 (+57.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1980
NameOlympia Snowe Votes186,406 (78.51%)
Term01/05/1981 - 01/05/1983 Margin135,380 (+57.02%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 13, 1978 ME District 2 - D Primary
Markham L. Gartley
D 31,512

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Name Olympia Snowe Markham L. Gartley Frederick W. Whittaker Eddie Shurtleff Robert H. Burmeister Margaret E. Cousins Robert L. Cousins
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 87,939 (50.82%) 70,691 (40.85%) 8,035 (4.64%) 1,923 (1.11%) 1,653 (0.96%) 1,573 (0.91%) 1,223 (0.71%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -17,248 (-9.97%) -79,904 (-46.18%) -86,016 (-49.71%) -86,286 (-49.87%) -86,366 (-49.91%) -86,716 (-50.11%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978
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