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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine House District 23

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

G. William Diamond (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Carole L. Bean (R) by 58.8 points.

G. William DiamondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%2,441
Carole L. BeanRepublican
20.6%633
3,074 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+4.51972D+26.11974D+1.81976D+58.81978D+7.41982D+29.31986

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