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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine House District 95

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

James Elias (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Lyle C. Smith (R) by 46.2 points.

James EliasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%1,773
Lyle C. SmithRepublican
26.9%652
2,426 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+16.71972R+1.21974D+13.51976D+46.21978D+18.61982D+22.01984

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