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2008 election for Maine House District 83

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Patricia R. Jones (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Clyde E. Dyar (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Patricia R. JonesDemocrat · winner
54.0%2,999
Clyde E. DyarRepublican
46.0%2,553
5,552 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+19.62002D+11.22004R+11.82006D+8.02008R+8.72010R+11.12012

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