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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 78

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Walter R. Gooley (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Crossman (D) by 39.6 points.

Walter R. GooleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%1,622
30.2%702
2,324 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+31.01992R+26.41994R+30.51996R+39.61998R+7.72000D+5.22002

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