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1968Final results

1968 election for Maine Senate District 17

Maine State Senate · Maine

Bennett D. Katz (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Leo F. Dunn (D) by 20.8 points.

Bennett D. KatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%6,674
Leo F. DunnDemocrat
39.6%4,372
11,046 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+21.21972R+11.61974R+8.51976R+15.91980R+10.01982D+51.41986

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