This is the 1998 race. The latest: 2026 →

1998Final results

1998 election for Maine House District 87

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

William R. Cote (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond R. Poulin (R) by 33.9 points.

William R. CoteDemocrat · winner
67.0%1,011
33.0%499
1,510 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+41.21990D+34.81992D+34.31996D+33.91998D+23.52000D+15.92002

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