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