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2004 election for Maine House District 78

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Bob Nutting (R) won with 45.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. McLellan (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bob NuttingRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.3%2,194
42.2%2,042
12.5%604
4,840 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+39.61998R+7.72000D+5.22002R+3.12004D+19.72006R+17.62008

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