1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine House District 97
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Lionel H. Conary (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Garland (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lionel H. ConaryRepublican · winner
53.6%1,476
Robert J. GarlandDemocrat
46.4%1,279
2,755 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