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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 16

Maine State Senate · Maine

Armand J. Fortier (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Norman K. Ferguson (R) by 0.3 points.

Armand J. FortierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%6,006
49.9%5,973
11,979 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+0.31972D+13.41974D+11.91976D+24.91978D+14.51980D+10.61982

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