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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 72

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Albert G. Stevens (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating James E. Dougherty (D) by 26.4 points.

Albert G. StevensRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%1,647
36.8%959
2,606 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+32.11980D+59.61982R+26.31984R+26.41986R+11.21988R+26.71990

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