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1988 election for Maine House District 87

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Christine F. Burke (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Harland W. Bragg (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Christine F. BurkeDemocrat · winner
51.5%2,041
Harland W. BraggRepublican · incumbent
48.5%1,919
3,960 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+29.61980R+25.91982R+6.01984D+3.11988D+41.21990D+34.81992

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