1970Final results
1970 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
Bennett D. Katz (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Paul F. McClay (D) by 18.5 points.
Bennett D. KatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%6,024
Paul F. McClayDemocrat
40.8%4,146
10,170 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET