1986Final results
1986 election for Maine House District 42
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Charlene B. Rydell (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Philip C. Stoddard (R) by 27.3 points.
Charlene B. RydellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%1,502
Philip C. StoddardRepublican
36.3%857
2,359 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