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1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 86

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard H. Mailhot (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Adams (R) by 42.1 points.

Richard H. MailhotDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%2,028
Gary L. AdamsRepublican
29.0%827
2,855 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

EvenD+11.71986D+47.01988D+28.41996D+42.11998D+41.32000R+4.72004

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