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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 65

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

J. Jay Willard (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Quinn (D) by 19.7 points.

J. Jay WillardRepublican · winner
59.9%1,435
40.1%962
2,397 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+19.71972R+5.51974R+11.01976R+20.71980D+17.61986D+36.21990

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