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1986 election for Maine Senate District 27
Maine State Senate · Maine
Robert Dillenback (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Gary Cooper (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert DillenbackRepublican · winner
52.8%7,924
Gary CooperDemocrat
47.2%7,083
15,008 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