1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 41
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James A. Silsby (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey E. Devane (D) by 19.6 points.
James A. SilsbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%1,612
Harvey E. DevaneDemocrat
36.5%1,049
Steven E. JoyOther party
7.3%211
2,872 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