2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Charles B. Kruger (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Carlson Jr. (R) by 19.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles B. KrugerDemocrat · winner
59.9%2,701
Robert L. Carlson Jr.Republican
40.1%1,807
4,508 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET