1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Maine Senate District 3
Maine State Senate · Maine
Margaret Ludwig (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Joyce Roach (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Margaret LudwigRepublican · winner
55.2%5,544
Joyce RoachDemocrat
44.8%4,505
10,049 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