1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Maine Senate District 29
Maine State Senate · Maine
Harold L. Silverman (Oth) won with 46.4% of the vote, defeating J. Hollis Wyman (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harold L. SilvermanOther party · winner
46.4%4,800
J. Hollis WymanRepublican · incumbent
38.3%3,958
Charles CaseyDemocrat
15.2%1,575
10,334 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