1988Final results
1988 election for Maine Senate District 3
Maine State Senate · Maine
Margaret Ludwig (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Russell F. Taylor (D) by 6.5 points.
Margaret LudwigRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%6,677
Russell F. TaylorDemocrat
46.8%5,863
12,540 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET