1988Final results
1988 election for Maine House District 98
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Ruth Joseph (D) won re-election with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Staples (R) by 43.7 points.
Ruth JosephDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%2,208
Richard J. StaplesRepublican
28.2%866
3,074 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)