1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Maine House District 118
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Joseph A. Garland (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce W. Carlisle (D) by 12.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph A. GarlandRepublican · winner
56.0%1,317
Bruce W. CarlisleDemocrat
44.0%1,034
2,351 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