1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Maine House District 42
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
3 seats: Stanley E. Sproul (R), Brooks Brown Jr. (R), David Bustin (D) won.
3 seatsStanley E. SproulRepublican · winner
20.2%4,892
Brooks Brown Jr.Republican · winner
19.5%4,720
David BustinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.6%4,499
Theodore E. LewinRepublican · incumbent
18.2%4,409
Rene J. VioletteDemocrat
12.5%3,035
John V. FinneganDemocrat
10.9%2,642
24,197 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET