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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 55

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Edward L. Dexter (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating William K. Stimson (D) by 41.1 points.

Edward L. DexterRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%1,830
21.3%625
Greg GerrittIndependent
16.2%476
2,931 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+30.91978R+24.21980D+18.21982R+41.11986D+2.11990R+17.91992

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