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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine Senate District 13

Maine State Senate · Maine

Zachary Matthews (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Poland (R) by 10.3 points.

Zachary MatthewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%6,222
44.8%5,057
11,281 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+2.71980D+30.01984D+10.31986D+20.91988D+37.01990R+17.21992

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