1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 35B
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Peter A. Cloutier (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Samuel A. Hinds (R) by 16.6 points.
Peter A. CloutierDemocrat · winner
58.3%1,430
Samuel A. HindsRepublican
41.7%1,022
2,452 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