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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 68

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Joseph E. Binnette (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Donna M. Patin (R) by 21.0 points.

Joseph E. BinnetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%2,278
Donna M. PatinRepublican
39.5%1,486
3,765 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

EvenD+21.01972D+37.21974D+35.71976D+20.41978D+34.31980D+53.61982

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