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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 36

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Ada K. Brown (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Edwin J. Laverty (R) by 0.7 points.

Ada K. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%1,581
49.7%1,560
3,141 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+36.51974D+29.31980D+3.81984D+0.71986D+2.31988D+20.41992

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