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1986 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election?

Olympia J. Snowe won the 1986 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election. Olympia J. Snowe received 148,770 popular votes (77.32%). The main challenger was Richard R. Charette (22.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Snowe and Charette

Snowe +54.6 pts · won by 105,156 votes
Olympia J. SnoweRepublicanWINNER77.32%
148,770 votes
Richard R. CharetteDemocratic22.67%
43,614 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.