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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine Senate District 6

Maine State Senate · Maine

Michael D. Pearson (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Steven H. Ziegler (R) by 23.7 points.

Michael D. PearsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%9,143
38.1%5,638
14,785 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+10.91978D+11.61982D+34.91986D+23.71988D+19.81990D+4.81994

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