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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 47

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Ernest Greenlaw (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Marian E. Gowen (D) by 16.2 points.

Ernest GreenlawRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%1,557
41.9%1,122
2,681 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+14.11980R+15.11982R+4.61984R+16.21986R+17.51990R+9.01992

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