2008Final results
2008 election for Maine House District 81
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
L. Gary Knight (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Peggy Dwyer (D) by 6.6 points.
L. Gary KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%2,502
Peggy DwyerDemocrat
46.7%2,194
4,696 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