1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 5
Maine State Senate · Maine
Roland L. Sutton (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Dennis B. Gray (D) by 27.7 points.
Roland L. SuttonRepublican · winner
63.8%7,391
Dennis B. GrayDemocrat
36.2%4,188
11,580 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