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1988Final results

1988 election for Maine House District 48

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Peter G. Hastings (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Malcolm C. Macdonald (D) by 25.6 points.

Peter G. HastingsRepublican · winner
62.8%2,565
37.2%1,520
4,087 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+28.11982R+3.81984R+45.31986R+25.61988R+20.21990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)