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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 16

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Harvey C. Donald (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating John E. Markley (D) by 18.0 points.

Harvey C. DonaldRepublican · winner
59.0%2,275
41.0%1,582
3,857 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+29.01986R+18.01988D+6.11990R+8.91992D+47.31996D+18.42004

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