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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine Senate District 22

Maine State Senate · Maine

R. Peter Whitmore (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Bernard (D) by 33.7 points.

R. Peter WhitmoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,053
33.1%4,981
15,034 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+36.91978R+12.41982R+2.01986R+33.71988D+5.21990D+17.91992

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