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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 9

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Vinton T. Ridley (D) won re-election with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Sharp (R) by 30.5 points.

Vinton T. RidleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%2,626
Edward J. SharpRepublican
34.8%1,400
4,026 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+2.81982D+10.31984D+15.31986D+30.51988D+6.61990

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