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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Maine House District 1

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Frederick F. Soucy (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Cecil O. Lancaster (R) by 31.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Frederick F. SoucyDemocrat · winner
65.7%1,395
Cecil O. LancasterRepublican · incumbent
34.3%728
2,123 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+30.91980R+16.11982R+0.71984D+31.41986D+47.81988D+46.71990

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