1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Maine House District 66
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
5 seats: John R. McKernan Jr. (R), Raymond J. Curran (D), Frank John Murray (D), Edward C. Kelleher (D), Robert Soulas (R) won.
5 seatsJohn R. McKernan Jr.Republican · winner
11.2%5,600
Raymond J. CurranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.0%5,513
Frank John MurrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%5,362
Edward C. KelleherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%5,279
Robert SoulasRepublican · winner
9.5%4,719
Douglas E. GreeneRepublican
8.6%4,313
Norman C. PerkinsRepublican
8.6%4,301
Mildred S. WashburnRepublican
7.9%3,929
Marcia B. PenickDemocrat
7.4%3,681
John B. ChurchillDemocrat
7.3%3,635
Dorothy DoyleIndependent · incumbent
7.1%3,564
49,896 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