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1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Maine House District 29

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Gordon F. Cunningham (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Michael H. Gibbs (D) by 33.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gordon F. CunninghamRepublican · winner
66.5%2,036
Michael H. GibbsDemocrat · incumbent
33.5%1,024
3,061 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+17.41972D+9.71974D+0.31976R+33.11978R+14.21980D+17.41982

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