2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Maine House District 79
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Earle L. McCormick (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating David Bustin (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Earle L. McCormickRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%2,877
David BustinDemocrat
45.4%2,396
5,273 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET