1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Maine House District 147
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Malachi Anderson (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Forest E. Ayer (D) by 25.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Malachi AndersonRepublican · winner
63.0%867
Forest E. AyerDemocrat
37.0%510
1,377 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