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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 59

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

John M. Nutting (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey W. Bowie (R) by 38.1 points.

John M. NuttingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%2,862
31.0%1,283
4,145 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+0.81982R+23.61984D+9.81986D+38.11988D+33.91990R+9.71992

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