1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Maine House District 74
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Maria Holt (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth E. Leonard (R) by 10.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Maria HoltDemocrat · winner
55.0%1,717
Ruth E. LeonardRepublican
45.0%1,405
3,122 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