1996Final results
1996 election for Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Walter R. Gooley (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Craig D. Schuler (D) by 30.5 points.
Walter R. GooleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%2,012
Craig D. SchulerDemocrat
28.0%963
Jeffrey FusonOther party
13.5%464
3,439 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET