1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 83B
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Swift Tarbell (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating David C. Smith (D) by 28.1 points.
Swift TarbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%1,557
David C. SmithDemocrat
36.0%874
2,431 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