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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 83

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Priscilla Taylor (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating James Perry (D) by 41.4 points.

Priscilla TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%2,549
James PerryDemocrat
29.3%1,057
3,606 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+0.61976D+32.01982R+1.81984R+41.41986R+22.11988R+3.31990

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