1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 40
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Walter L. Bunker (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald E. Beard (D) by 12.3 points.
Walter L. BunkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%1,575
Ronald E. BeardDemocrat
43.8%1,229
2,804 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