1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 72
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Walter A. Birt (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Henry Leblanc (D) by 34.6 points.
Walter A. BirtRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%1,328
Evelyn Henry LeblancDemocrat
32.7%645
1,974 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