2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Jill M. Conover (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin Albert Purnell II (R) by 19.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jill M. ConoverDemocrat · winner
57.4%2,165
Kevin Albert Purnell IIRepublican
37.7%1,421
Michael G. FisherIndependent
4.9%183
3,769 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jill M. Conover (D)Kevin Albert Purnell II (R)
Also on the ballot: Michael G. Fisher (Independent), 4.9%