1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Marjorie Kilkelly (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Rufus Stetson (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marjorie KilkellyDemocrat · winner
50.4%1,965
Rufus StetsonRepublican · incumbent
49.6%1,933
3,898 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET