1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 5
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
J. P. Normand Laplante (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Wood Frank Sr. (R) by 21.4 points.
J. P. Normand LaplanteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%1,767
Wood Frank Sr.Republican
39.3%1,144
2,911 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