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2008Final results

2008 election for Maine House District 49

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Wesley E. Richardson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Baker (D) by 9.7 points.

Wesley E. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%2,596
Robert BakerDemocrat
45.2%2,138
4,734 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+26.52002R+2.42004R+2.32006R+9.72008R+9.32010D+32.62014

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