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2008Final results

2008 election for Maine House District 61

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

W. Bruce Macdonald (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Hamilton W. Meserve (R) by 15.8 points.

W. Bruce MacdonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%3,266
42.1%2,374
5,640 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

EvenR+12.82002R+5.42004D+13.82006D+15.82008D+14.32010D+10.42012

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