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1986 election for Maine House District 144

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carolyne T. Mahany (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Torr W. Harmer (R) by 5.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Carolyne T. MahanyDemocrat · winner
52.7%1,485
Torr W. HarmerRepublican
47.3%1,335
2,820 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+32.61988D+16.01990R+7.51992R+31.41994R+12.01996D+0.72000

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