1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 79
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Michael D. Pearson (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Donald P. Ross (R) by 50.3 points.
Michael D. PearsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%1,801
Donald P. RossRepublican
24.9%596
2,398 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