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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine Senate District 30

Maine State Senate · Maine

Charles P. Pray (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Woodrow A. Mercier (R) by 23.9 points.

Charles P. PrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%6,569
38.0%4,032
10,601 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+34.91972D+15.11974D+8.31976D+23.91978D+28.51982D+55.71988

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