1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 28
Maine State Senate · Maine
Thomas R. Perkins (R) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Virgil Don Mahoney (Oth) by 63.0 points.
Thomas R. PerkinsRepublican · winner
81.5%10,163
Virgil Don MahoneyOther party
18.5%2,309
12,474 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