1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 21I
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Nancy Hill Payne (R) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Edward F. Gorham (D) by 9.3 points.
Nancy Hill PayneRepublican · winner
44.7%966
Edward F. GorhamDemocrat
35.4%765
Deane Stockton StevensOther party
19.9%429
2,160 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