1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 23
Maine State Senate · Maine
Thomas M. Teague (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Sheldon L. Ward (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas M. TeagueRepublican · winner
53.1%5,493
Sheldon L. WardDemocrat
46.9%4,854
10,347 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