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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine House District 31B

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Stanley E. Laffin (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Leconte (D) by 24.1 points.

Stanley E. LaffinRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%1,359
37.9%831
2,190 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

EvenR+24.11978R+5.61982

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