1970Final results
1970 election for Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Percy G. Porter (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Maceachern (D) by 23.6 points.
Percy G. PorterRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%1,085
Robert A. MaceachernDemocrat
38.2%670
1,755 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET