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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 61

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joanne D. Lapointe (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Ralph White (R) by 29.0 points.

Joanne D. LapointeDemocrat · winner
64.5%1,619
Ralph WhiteRepublican
35.5%892
2,511 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+12.61980D+8.01982D+12.51984D+29.01986D+29.71992R+7.11994

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