1972Final results
1972 election for Maine House District 48
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Stanley F. Shaw (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Gagnon (D) by 21.6 points.
Stanley F. ShawRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%1,417
Richard W. GagnonDemocrat
39.2%914
2,331 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