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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine House District 97

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Paul F. Jacques (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Genevicz (R) by 52.0 points.

Paul F. JacquesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%1,769
24.0%559
2,328 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+7.21978R+15.91980R+7.21982D+52.01986D+56.61988D+17.41994

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