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1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Maine House District 136

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Barry G. Gillis (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating George H. Bunker Jr. (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Barry G. GillisRepublican · winner
51.2%1,356
George H. Bunker Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.8%1,290
2,646 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+3.71992D+13.11994D+12.71996R+2.51998D+3.32000D+7.12002

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