1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Maine House District 146
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Wilfred J. Bell (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Matthews (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Wilfred J. BellDemocrat · winner
52.9%1,184
Kenneth MatthewsRepublican · incumbent
47.1%1,055
2,239 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET