1980Final results
1980 election for Maine House District 8
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
A. Forrest Nelson (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Fernald Anderson (D) by 10.8 points.
A. Forrest NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%624
Fernald AndersonDemocrat
44.6%502
1,126 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET