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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine House District 20

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Leonard R. Lougee (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Laurel E. McNelly (D) by 15.4 points.

Leonard R. LougeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%1,078
42.2%790
1,871 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

EvenD+4.71972R+25.71974R+5.51976R+15.41978D+0.51980D+4.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET