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1978 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election?

David F. Emery won the 1978 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election. David F. Emery received 120,791 popular votes (61.48%). The main challenger was John Quinn (35.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Emery and Quinn

Emery +25.7 pts · won by 50,443 votes
David F. EmeryRepublicanWINNER61.48%
120,791 votes
John QuinnDemocratic35.8%
70,348 votes
J. David MadiganIndependent2.72%
5,346 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.