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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 15

Maine State Senate · Maine

Jerrold B. Speers (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Alan L. Sachs (D) by 17.6 points.

Jerrold B. SpeersRepublican · winner
58.8%7,641
41.2%5,355
12,996 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+17.61972R+14.01974R+11.01976R+6.01978R+3.51980D+1.41982

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