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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 132

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Clyde A. Hichborn (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Phillip R. Merletti (D) by 17.8 points.

Clyde A. HichbornRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%1,782
41.1%1,244
3,026 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+17.81988D+14.71992R+14.21994R+12.01996R+31.41998R+28.22000

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