1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 26
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Marian E. Gowen (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Rodney P. Link (D) by 11.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marian E. GowenRepublican · winner
55.7%1,660
Rodney P. LinkDemocrat
44.2%1,316
2,980 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