1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 12
Maine State Senate · Maine
Barbara M. Trafton (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Vesta L. Orr (R) by 39.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Barbara M. TraftonDemocrat · winner
69.9%7,597
Vesta L. OrrRepublican
30.0%3,263
10,861 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