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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 5

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Eleanor M. Murphy (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd S. Dickson (D) by 49.4 points.

Eleanor M. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%1,559
25.3%528
2,087 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

EvenD+21.41978D+9.21982R+14.11984R+49.41986R+44.31988R+27.61990

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