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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine Senate District 28

Maine State Senate · Maine

Ronald E. Usher (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Linwood Graffam (R) by 22.4 points.

Ronald E. UsherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%7,603
Linwood GraffamRepublican
38.8%4,816
12,419 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+6.41976R+38.31982D+17.71984D+22.41986D+24.31988D+15.81992

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