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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 80

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph W. Mayo (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Beattie (R) by 33.6 points.

Joseph W. MayoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%1,970
33.2%980
2,950 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+30.21976R+4.41980D+28.81984D+33.61986D+55.11988R+17.01992

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