1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 16
Maine State Senate · Maine
Donald R. Oleary (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Bradford (R) by 24.9 points.
Donald R. OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%5,635
Robert F. BradfordRepublican
32.1%3,172
Anthony Wallace MartinOther party
10.9%1,080
9,887 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