2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Maine House District 97
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Helen Rankin (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating David G. Knapp (R) by 23.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Helen RankinDemocrat · winner
61.7%3,072
David G. KnappRepublican
38.3%1,905
4,977 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