Still countingUnofficial results
Maine House District 78
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Rachel A Henderson leads Woodleigh H Hughes by 9.2 points with 74% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Rachel A HendersonRepublican · leading · incumbent
54.6%2,305
Woodleigh H HughesDemocrat
45.4%1,916
74% of the expected vote counted · 4,221 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:04 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Woodleigh H HughesRachel A Henderson
$17.6K
Raised by the campaign
$7.3K
$17.2K
Public matching funds
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$13.7K
Spent by the campaign
$3.2K
Campaign money: Maine Ethics Commission, through Sep 16, 2026; Maine Ethics Commission, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Maine Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Sep 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Woodleigh H Hughes
- 22%
- Rachel A Henderson
- 78%
- Projected margin
- R+5.7