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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 35

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Richard G. Morton (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Claude U. Bishop (D) by 28.5 points.

Richard G. MortonRepublican · winner
64.2%1,912
35.8%1,065
2,977 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+28.51972R+2.21974D+3.61976D+15.21980R+8.31984R+1.41986

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