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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 44

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Norman P. Whitzell (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Benjamin D. Redd (R) by 7.9 points.

Norman P. WhitzellDemocrat · winner
54.0%1,545
46.0%1,318
2,863 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

EvenD+41.51974D+7.71976R+8.51978R+10.11982D+16.21984D+20.51986

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