1978Final results
1978 election for Maine House District 96
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Bernard H. Austin (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey A. Smith (D) by 26.2 points.
Bernard H. AustinRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%1,439
Harvey A. SmithDemocrat
36.9%841
2,280 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