1988Final results
1988 election for Maine House District 86
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Donald V. Carter (D) won re-election with 73.5% of the vote, defeating John R. Williams (R) by 47.0 points.
Donald V. CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%2,387
John R. WilliamsRepublican
26.5%860
3,247 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)