1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 71
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David S. Marshall (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Herbert E. Clark (D) by 7.8 points.
David S. MarshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%1,304
Herbert E. ClarkDemocrat
46.1%1,116
2,420 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