1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Maine House District 56
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Ronald C. Bailey (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Gwilym R. Roberts (D) by 4.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ronald C. BaileyRepublican · winner
52.1%1,454
Gwilym R. RobertsDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%1,337
2,791 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