1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Maine Senate District 22
Maine State Senate · Maine
R. Peter Whitmore (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John M. Michael (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
R. Peter WhitmoreRepublican · winner
51.0%6,334
John M. MichaelDemocrat
49.0%6,091
12,425 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