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1988 election for Maine House District 19

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Peggy A. Pendleton (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating George R. Lawson (D) by 16.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Peggy A. PendletonRepublican · winner
58.0%2,472
42.0%1,790
4,262 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+20.81980D+17.81984D+39.31986R+16.01988R+30.41990R+7.21992

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