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2008 election for Maine House District 53

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Leslie T. Fossel (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Timothy B. Nason (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Leslie T. FosselRepublican · winner
52.4%2,702
47.6%2,452
5,154 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+2.92002D+15.12004D+7.52006R+4.92008R+37.82010D+4.02012

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