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.
General results The total results of each party in the 5 districts.
District summary DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty1stThomas B. ReedRepublicanThomas B. ReedRepublican2ndWilliam P. FryeRepublicanWilliam P. FryeRepublican3rdStephen LindseyRepublicanStephen LindseyRepublican4thLlewellyn PowersRepublicanGeorge W. LaddGreenback5thEugene HaleRepublicanThompson H. MurchGreenback
1st district Incumbent Thomas B. Reed won re-election against all other candidates.
2nd district Incumbent William P. Frye won re-election against all other candidates.
3rd district Incumbent Stephen Lindsey won re-election against all other candidates.
4th district Incumbent Llewellyn Powers of the Republican Party lost re-election to George W. Ladd of the Greenback Party. +CandidatePartyVotesPercentageGeorge W. LaddGreenback12,92156.14%Llewellyn Powers (Incumbent) Republican10,09543.86%Total votes23,016100%
5th district Incumbent Eugene Hale of the Republican Party lost re-election to Thompson H. Murch of the Greenback Party. CandidatePartyVotesPercentageThompson H. MurchGreenback11,35356.14%Eugene Hale (Incumbent) Republican991142.28%Joseph H. MartinDemocrat21779.29%Total votes23,441100%
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