1988Final results
1988 election for Maine Senate District 5
Maine State Senate · Maine
Charles P. Pray (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Malcolm V. Buchanan (R) by 11.3 points.
Charles P. PrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%8,169
Malcolm V. BuchananRepublican
44.2%6,505
14,706 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