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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine House District 78

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Walter W. Cameron (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Donald K. Dennison (D) by 9.6 points.

Walter W. CameronRepublican · winner
54.8%1,084
45.2%894
1,978 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+9.61972D+3.71974R+3.71976R+12.61978R+9.81980D+17.01982

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