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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 22

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Earl G. Nicholson (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Nadine Byram (D) by 1.8 points.

Earl G. NicholsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%1,573
Nadine ByramDemocrat
49.1%1,516
3,090 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

EvenR+41.51980R+4.21982R+1.91984R+1.81986D+7.81988D+34.21992

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