1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Maine Senate District 21
Maine State Senate · Maine
Linda Brawn (R) won with 46.2% of the vote, defeating Jean B. Chalmers (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Linda BrawnRepublican · winner
46.2%6,087
Jean B. ChalmersDemocrat · incumbent
39.1%5,153
Clayton FowlieIndependent
14.6%1,926
13,170 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET