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1986Final results

1986 election for Maine Senate District 31

Maine State Senate · Maine

John M. Kerry (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Robert J. McNally (R) by 36.1 points.

John M. KerryDemocrat · winner
68.1%9,002
31.9%4,226
13,228 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+21.31978R+26.91980R+8.81982D+36.11986R+3.71990R+2.21992

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