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1988 election for Maine House District 77

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Arnold Brewer Jr. (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating John D. Druce (R) by 7.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Arnold Brewer Jr.Democrat · winner
53.9%2,455
John D. DruceRepublican
46.1%2,103
4,558 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+16.71982R+58.31986D+7.71988R+2.31990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)