1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 21D
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Merle Nelson (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph W. E. Giles (R) by 34.8 points.
Merle NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%1,650
Ralph W. E. GilesRepublican
32.6%798
2,448 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