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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 9

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Vinton T. Ridley (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating James H. Crossman (R) by 15.3 points.

Vinton T. RidleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%1,738
42.4%1,277
3,015 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+42.51980D+2.81982D+10.31984D+15.31986D+30.51988D+6.61990

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