1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 3
Maine State Senate · Maine
Ralph M. Lovell (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Irving H. Kellman (D) by 24.6 points.
Ralph M. LovellRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%7,217
Irving H. KellmanDemocrat
37.7%4,366
11,585 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