1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 12
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Bruce Roope (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Gardner (D) by 19.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce RoopeRepublican · winner
59.7%919
Donald J. GardnerDemocrat
40.3%620
1,539 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