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2002Final results

2002 election for Maine House District 78

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Janet Mills (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Lance E. Harvell (R) by 5.2 points.

Janet MillsDemocrat · winner
52.6%1,504
47.4%1,356
2,860 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+30.51996R+39.61998R+7.72000D+5.22002R+3.12004D+19.72006

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