1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Maine House District 81
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
James G. Skoglund (D) won with 40.8% of the vote, defeating Guy G. Scarpino (Oth) by 5.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James G. SkoglundDemocrat · winner
40.8%1,712
Guy G. ScarpinoOther party · incumbent
35.7%1,501
Dennis M. LieghtRepublican
23.5%987
4,200 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET