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1988 election for Maine House District 54

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Conrad Heeschen (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Elsie J. Armstrong (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Conrad HeeschenDemocrat · winner
52.2%1,875
47.8%1,715
3,590 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+34.31980R+21.91982R+39.91984D+4.51988D+15.71990D+14.61992

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