1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

The 1878 United States House of Representatives election in Maine was held on September 9, 1878, to elect representatives from the state of Maine. Maine's five representatives in the House were apportioned according to the 1870 census. Representatives served in the 46th Congress from March 4, 1879, to March 4, 1881. Elections were held in midterms, coinciding with the state's gubernatorial elections.

1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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5 for the House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Greenback Seats won 3 2 Popular vote 59,293 47,445 Percentage 45.22 39.12

General results

The total results of each party in the 5 districts.^[1]

Election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Republican	Thomas B. Reed	13,483
	Democratic	Thomas J. Anderson	9,333
	Greenback	Edward H. Gove	6348
Majority			29,164

District summary

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Party
1st	Thomas B. Reed	Republican	Thomas B. Reed	Republican
2nd	William P. Frye	Republican	William P. Frye	Republican
3rd	Stephen Lindsey	Republican	Stephen Lindsey	Republican
4th	Llewellyn Powers	Republican	George W. Ladd	Greenback
5th	Eugene Hale	Republican	Thompson H. Murch	Greenback

1st district

Incumbent Thomas B. Reed won re-election against all other candidates.^[2]

Election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Lindsay	11,373
	Greenback	William Philbrick	8,351
	Democratic	Franklin Smith	5,895
Majority			25,619

2nd district

Incumbent William P. Frye won re-election against all other candidates.^[3]

Election
Party		Votes	%
	Greenback	20,737	38.12
	Republican	56,293	45.22
	Democratic	56,293	16.66
Majority		124,475	—

3rd district

Incumbent Stephen Lindsey won re-election against all other candidates.^[4]

1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

September 9, 1878 (1878-09-09)

Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Greenback Seats before 5 0 Seats after 3 2 Popular vote 56293 47445 Percentage 45.22 38.12

4th district

Incumbent Llewellyn Powers of the Republican Party lost re-election to George W. Ladd of the Greenback Party.^[5]

Candidate		Party	Votes	Percentage
	George W. Ladd	Greenback^	12,921	56.14%
	Llewellyn Powers (Incumbent)	Republican	10,095	43.86%
Total votes			23,016	100%

5th district

Incumbent Eugene Hale of the Republican Party lost re-election to Thompson H. Murch of the Greenback Party.^[6]

Candidate		Party	Votes	Percentage
	Thompson H. Murch	Greenback	11,353	56.14%
	Eugene Hale (Incumbent)	Republican	9911	42.28%
	Joseph H. Martin	Democrat	2177	9.29%
Total votes			23,441	100%

Notes