1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James B. Wagner (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating John T. Maines (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James B. WagnerDemocrat · winner
51.8%1,531
John T. MainesRepublican
48.2%1,422
2,953 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET