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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine Senate District 9

Maine State Senate · Maine

Jerome A. Emerson (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Elmer Wilcox (D) by 36.3 points.

Jerome A. EmersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%10,258
Elmer WilcoxDemocrat
31.9%4,797
15,056 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

EvenD+48.21972R+31.61984R+35.81986R+36.31988R+10.91990D+31.51992

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