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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 82

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Rita B. Melendy (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Warner (R) by 22.4 points.

Rita B. MelendyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%1,357
38.8%860
2,217 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+2.81972D+23.01982D+21.21984D+22.41986D+25.11988D+25.51990

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