1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Maine's 1st District
U.S. House · Maine
Joseph Brennan (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating H. Rollin Ives (R) by 9.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph BrennanDemocrat · winner
53.2%121,848
H. Rollin IvesRepublican
43.7%100,260
Plato TrumanOther party
3.1%7,109
229,233 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Joseph BrennanH. Rollin Ives
$287.8K
Raised by the campaign
$249.3K
$287.7K
Spent by the campaign
$255.1K
$124
Cash on hand
$2.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Plato Truman $16K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986