2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine House District 78

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Rachel A. Henderson

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 78 (since 2022)

Rachel A. Henderson has served as State Representative for District 78 in the Maine Legislature since 2022, a district that includes all or part of Oxford County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Sales Management.

Henderson's committees

Judiciary

Sources for Henderson

Rachel A. Henderson: official member information (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)
Maine Legislature: current member roster (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)

Woodleigh H. Hughes

Democratic

Work: Potter (own studio since 1980); former teacher, Gould Academy

Woodleigh H. Hughes came to Maine as a student at Gould Academy, has run his own pottery studio since 1980 and later returned to teach at Gould.

Sources for Hughes

Candidate guide: Woody Hughes (Maine Democratic Party, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 General Election Candidate List (FINAL) and Declared Write-In Candidates (Maine Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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