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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine Senate District 2

Maine State Senate · Maine

Robert M. Farley (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Artemus E. Weatherbee (R) by 24.1 points.

Robert M. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%7,012
38.0%4,292
11,304 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

EvenD+26.01972D+20.81974D+24.11978D+21.01982R+34.41984R+26.31986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET