1988Final results
1988 election for Maine Senate District 27
Maine State Senate · Maine
Robert Dillenback (R) won re-election with 50.4% of the vote, defeating David C. Shiah (D) by 0.8 points.
Robert DillenbackRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%9,700
David C. ShiahDemocrat
49.6%9,537
19,237 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)