1972Final results
1972 election for Maine Senate District 17
Maine State Senate · Maine
Elden Shute (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Ralph B. Hilton (D) by 21.2 points.
Elden ShuteRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%7,117
Ralph B. HiltonDemocrat
39.4%4,630
11,747 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET