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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 19

Maine State Senate · Maine

Bennett D. Katz (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Ernest M. Hunt (D) by 37.3 points.

Bennett D. KatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%8,073
31.4%3,688
11,761 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+40.11974D+11.71980D+11.91982D+28.81986D+13.11988D+18.51990

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