1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maine House District 9
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David E. Bowles (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Norman R. Paul (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David E. BowlesRepublican · winner
51.7%1,194
Norman R. PaulDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%1,114
2,308 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET