2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Maine Senate District 19
Maine State Senate · Maine
Seth A. Goodall (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Paula I. Benoit (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Seth A. GoodallDemocrat · winner
50.4%11,119
Paula I. BenoitRepublican · incumbent
49.6%10,957
22,076 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