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2000Final results

2000 election for Maine Senate District 8

Maine State Senate · Maine

Paul T. Davis Sr. (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Linda Clark Howard (D) by 28.6 points.

Paul T. Davis Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.3%10,733
35.7%5,963
16,696 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+8.61994R+16.11996R+10.71998R+28.62000D+52.32004D+48.62006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET