1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 17
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Luman P. Mahany (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Edward F. X. Lyden (R) by 26.8 points.
Luman P. MahanyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%1,388
Edward F. X. LydenRepublican
36.6%802
2,190 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