1972Final results
1972 election for Maine House District 6
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Leighton Cooney (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Riley (R) by 24.0 points.
Leighton CooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%1,371
Charles H. RileyRepublican
38.0%840
2,211 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