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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 31

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Christopher Gurney (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Edwin B. Thurston (R) by 15.8 points.

Christopher GurneyDemocrat · winner
57.9%1,620
42.1%1,178
2,798 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+0.41976D+18.21978D+25.11982D+15.81986D+39.11988D+30.01992

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