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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 47

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Carroll W. Farrington (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating George L. Tibbetts Jr. (D) by 21.5 points.

Carroll W. FarringtonRepublican · winner
60.7%1,767
39.3%1,142
2,909 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+21.51972D+15.41974D+6.51976D+17.71978R+14.11980R+15.11982

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