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1986 election for Maine Senate District 7

Maine State Senate · Maine

Edwin Randall (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating William Yerxa (D) by 14.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Edwin RandallRepublican · winner
48.9%4,981
34.8%3,540
16.3%1,658
10,179 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+13.21980D+13.21982D+17.31984R+14.21986R+3.51988D+7.01990

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