1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Maine House District 37
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Barbara E. Strout (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis L. Libby (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Barbara E. StroutRepublican · winner
53.6%1,541
Dennis L. LibbyDemocrat
46.4%1,333
2,874 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