1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maine House District 86
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Fernald R. Bailey (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Coffey (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Fernald R. BaileyRepublican · winner
54.3%1,243
Barbara J. CoffeyDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%1,047
2,290 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET