1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Maine Senate District 18
Maine State Senate · Maine
Norman E. Weymouth (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Charles G. Dow (D) by 2.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Norman E. WeymouthRepublican · winner
51.4%8,146
Charles G. DowDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%7,703
15,849 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