1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
W. David Dellert (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Irving B. Faunce (D) by 13.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
W. David DellertRepublican · winner
56.5%1,322
Irving B. FaunceDemocrat
43.3%1,014
2,341 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