1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 18
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard H. Pierce (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Jo Maheu Fitzpatrick (D) by 32.9 points.
Richard H. PierceRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%7,248
Jo Maheu FitzpatrickDemocrat
33.5%3,658
10,906 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