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2008Final results

2008 election for Maine House District 7

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Patricia B. Sutherland (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Zachary Earl Smith (R) by 7.0 points.

Patricia B. SutherlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%2,150
46.5%1,869
4,019 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+6.42002R+6.22004D+0.12006D+7.02008R+8.12010R+4.72012

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