2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Maine House District 70
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Bruce Bickford (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Penthea J. Burns (D) by 7.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce BickfordRepublican · winner
53.9%2,522
Penthea J. BurnsDemocrat
46.1%2,154
4,676 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