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2008Final results

2008 election for Maine Senate District 23

Maine State Senate · Maine

Carol Weston (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Diane H. Messer (D) by 4.8 points.

Carol WestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%4,694
47.4%4,264
8,998 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+6.32002R+10.32004R+9.92006R+4.82008R+8.52010R+7.22012

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