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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Maine House District 104

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard A. Gould (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Duane R. Lander (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard A. GouldDemocrat · winner
50.3%1,464
Duane R. LanderRepublican · incumbent
49.7%1,444
2,908 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+9.21980R+4.81982R+2.51984D+0.71986D+23.41988D+33.81990

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