1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for Maine House District 98
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Ruth Joseph (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Lyford (R) by 28.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ruth JosephDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%2,083
Peter G. LyfordRepublican
35.7%1,157
3,240 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET