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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine House District 81

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Donald A. Strout (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Fern P. Cummings (D) by 41.1 points.

Donald A. StroutRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%1,645
29.4%687
2,333 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

EvenR+28.61972R+17.41974R+41.11978R+25.81980R+13.51984R+31.71986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET