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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine Senate District 17

Maine State Senate · Maine

Judy C. Kany (D) won re-election with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Loren Colfin West (R) by 25.6 points.

Judy C. KanyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,812
36.5%5,182
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.3%191
14,185 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+10.01982D+51.41986D+25.61988D+7.11990

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