1996Final results
1996 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Stephen E. Hall (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Gould (D) by 16.1 points.
Stephen E. HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%9,274
Richard A. GouldDemocrat
42.0%6,707
15,981 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET