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1968Final results

1968 election for Maine House District 86

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Barbara J. Coffey (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur H. Colby (R) by 11.6 points.

Barbara J. CoffeyDemocrat · winner
55.8%1,474
Arthur H. ColbyRepublican
44.2%1,168
2,643 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+2.41972D+4.91974D+11.31976D+10.71980D+14.11982D+11.71986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET