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2008Final results

2008 election for Maine House District 23

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

David E. Richardson (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Jim B. Hooper (D) by 21.9 points.

David E. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%3,347
39.0%2,143
5,490 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+10.82002R+20.02004R+20.12006R+21.92008R+34.22010R+24.22012

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