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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 12

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carl F. Sheltra (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Linda F. Leeman (R) by 36.3 points.

Carl F. SheltraDemocrat · winner
68.1%1,697
Linda F. LeemanRepublican
31.9%794
2,491 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+5.51976R+19.41978D+12.11980D+36.31986D+35.81992R+4.01994

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