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1986 election for Maine Senate District 35

Maine State Senate · Maine

Stephen C. Estes (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Joann O. Lancaster (R) by 20.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Stephen C. EstesDemocrat · winner
60.1%6,939
39.9%4,600
11,539 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

EvenD+10.81988D+6.81990D+19.51992D+11.31994D+27.31996D+32.21998

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