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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine Senate District 25

Maine State Senate · Maine

Howard M. Trotzky (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Louise Shindler (D) by 25.9 points.

Howard M. TrotzkyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%5,498
37.0%3,233
8,731 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

EvenR+4.11972R+3.01974R+23.21976R+25.91978R+16.71980D+15.11982

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