1978Final results
1978 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Barbara A. Gill (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Curan (D) by 6.1 points.
Barbara A. GillRepublican · winner
53.0%6,229
Peter J. CuranDemocrat
47.0%5,513
11,742 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