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2008 election for Maine House District 85

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Jeffrey M. McCabe (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Donna Wallace Finley (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jeffrey M. McCabeDemocrat · winner
53.8%2,220
Donna Wallace FinleyRepublican · incumbent
46.2%1,904
4,124 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+2.52002R+12.22004R+10.62006D+7.72008D+17.12010D+26.92012

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