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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 50

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

David R. Ault (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Anthony W. Buxton (D) by 17.2 points.

David R. AultRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%2,412
41.4%1,704
4,116 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+17.21972D+19.41974D+42.81976D+27.21978D+43.41980D+42.11982

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