2008Final results
2008 election for Maine Senate District 5
Maine State Senate · Maine
Barry J. Hobbins (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating John W. Cushing (R) by 30.2 points.
Barry J. HobbinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%13,677
John W. CushingRepublican
34.9%7,333
21,010 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