1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 27
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Merton Fillmore (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Leland John Arris Jr. (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Merton FillmoreRepublican · winner
51.8%1,598
Leland John Arris Jr.Democrat
48.0%1,481
3,084 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