1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 1
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Darryl N. Brown (R) won with 43.4% of the vote, defeating Erwin M. Szawloski (D) by 12.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Darryl N. BrownRepublican · winner
43.4%1,001
Erwin M. SzawloskiDemocrat
31.3%721
Charles C. CoolidgeOther party
15.3%352
Scott H. KingOther party
10.1%233
2,307 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET