1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 15
Maine State Senate · Maine
David R. Ault (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating William B. Manheimer (D) by 6.0 points.
David R. AultRepublican · winner
49.9%6,095
William B. ManheimerDemocrat
43.9%5,359
John P. PortelaOther party
6.3%764
12,218 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