1988Final results
1988 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Edgar E. Erwin (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Gary Bickford (R) by 10.3 points.
Edgar E. ErwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%8,417
Gary BickfordRepublican
44.8%6,840
15,258 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