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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine Senate District 8

Maine State Senate · Maine

Justin L. Alfond (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Asher Daniel Platts (Grn) by 41.8 points.

Justin L. AlfondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%12,672
29.0%5,185
17,905 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+52.32004D+48.62006D+47.82008D+57.22010R+12.22014R+17.02018

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