1980Final results
1980 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Barbara A. Gill (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Curan (D) by 4.4 points.
Barbara A. GillRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%7,249
Peter J. CuranDemocrat
47.8%6,634
13,883 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