1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 51C
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Sylvia V. Lund (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Nichols (D) by 7.9 points.
Sylvia V. LundRepublican · winner
53.9%1,572
Donald E. NicholsDemocrat
46.0%1,341
2,914 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