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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 5

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Eleanor M. Murphy (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Sally Winston (D) by 44.3 points.

Eleanor M. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%2,665
27.7%1,025
3,703 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

EvenD+9.21982R+14.11984R+49.41986R+44.31988R+27.61990D+6.21996

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