1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Maine House District 86
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Lorraine N. Chonko (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Fernald R. Bailey (R) by 2.4 points.
Lorraine N. ChonkoDemocrat · winner
51.2%1,571
Fernald R. BaileyRepublican · incumbent
48.8%1,497
3,068 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET