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2006 election for Maine House District 8

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard C. Cleary (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Flewelling (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard C. ClearyDemocrat · winner
52.2%1,430
47.8%1,311
2,741 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+34.91998R+45.52000R+40.52004D+4.32006D+23.12008R+15.92010

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