1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 55
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Marjorie C. Hutchings (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Franklin A. Peters (D) by 30.9 points.
Marjorie C. HutchingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%1,762
Franklin A. PetersDemocrat
34.5%929
2,692 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