1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Maine Senate District 33
Maine State Senate · Maine
David L. Carpenter (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating John L. Tuttle Jr. (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David L. CarpenterRepublican · winner
51.6%8,094
John L. Tuttle Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.4%7,601
15,695 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