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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 53

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Phyllis R. Erwin (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Randy E. Hotham (R) by 51.1 points.

Phyllis R. ErwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%1,970
Randy E. HothamRepublican
24.5%638
2,608 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+0.51972D+38.51976D+51.11986D+35.61992D+22.21994D+38.91996

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