1988Final results
1988 election for Maine Senate District 23
Maine State Senate · Maine
N. Paul Gauvreau (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating James E. Laflam (R) by 40.1 points.
N. Paul GauvreauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%9,045
James E. LaflamRepublican
29.9%3,863
12,912 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