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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 116

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas A. Duffy (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating John Downing (R) by 26.8 points.

Thomas A. DuffyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%1,256
John DowningRepublican
36.6%725
1,981 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

EvenD+4.61980D+0.11982D+2.61984D+26.81986D+35.21988D+29.81990

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