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1978Final results

1978 election for Maine Senate District 31

Maine State Senate · Maine

James McBreairty (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Husey (D) by 21.3 points.

James McBreairtyRepublican · winner
60.7%4,517
39.3%2,929
7,446 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

EvenD+4.71972R+5.51974R+17.81976R+21.31978R+26.91980R+8.81982

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