1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Maine State Senate election results, district by district
Every Maine State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 11 · R 22
Races33
Changed party0
Unopposed3%1 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 22
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Walter W. Hichens (R) | 28.9 | |
| SD-2 | Guy A. Marcotte (D) | 26.0 | |
| SD-3 | John B. Roberts (R) | 16.2 | |
| SD-4 | Peter W. Danton (D) | 13.5 | |
| SD-5 | David F. Aldrich (D) | 1.4 | |
| SD-6 | Harrison L. Richardson (R) | 48.7 | |
| SD-7 | Linwood Graffam (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-8 | Richard N. Berry (R) | 29.6 | |
| SD-9 | Gerard P. Conley (D) | 48.2 | |
| SD-10 | Joseph Brennan (D) | 10.3 | |
| SD-11 | Richard Morrell (R) | 7.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Richard B. Olfene (R) | 0.6 | |
| SD-13 | Robert W. Clifford (D) | 71.3 | |
| SD-14 | Carroll E. Minkowshy (D) | 26.4 | |
| SD-15 | Jerrold B. Speers (R) | 17.6 | |
| SD-16 | Armand J. Fortier (D) | 0.3 | |
| SD-17 | Elden Shute (R) | 21.2 | |
| SD-18 | Cyril M. Joly Jr. (R) | 1.7 | |
| SD-19 | Bennett D. Katz (R) | 37.3 | |
| SD-20 | T. Tarpy Schulten (R) | 27.6 | |
| SD-21 | Paul R. Huber (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Edwin H. Greeley (R) | 28.3 | |
| SD-23 | Alton E. Cianchette (D) | 14.3 | |
| SD-24 | Minnette H. Cummings (R) | 20.2 | |
| SD-25 | John H. Cox (R) | 4.1 | |
| SD-26 | Kenneth P. Macleod (R) | 17.2 | |
| SD-27 | Joseph Sewall (R) | 7.3 | |
| SD-28 | Frank Whitehouse Anderson (R) | 32.1 | |
| SD-29 | J. Hollis Wyman (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-30 | Wakine G. Tanous (R) | 34.9 | |
| SD-31 | Peter S. Kelley (D) | 4.7 | |
| SD-32 | Edward P. Cyr (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-33 | Arnold S. Peabody (R) | 40.9 |
Maine State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner