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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 70

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Stewart Smith (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John F. Farnham (R) by 6.0 points.

Stewart SmithDemocrat · winner
53.0%1,158
John F. FarnhamRepublican
47.0%1,026
2,184 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+6.01972R+25.21974D+2.51976D+40.71978D+30.41980R+35.11982

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