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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 24

Maine State Senate · Maine

Minnette H. Cummings (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence C. Gross (D) by 20.2 points.

Minnette H. CummingsRepublican · winner
60.1%7,006
Lawrence C. GrossDemocrat
39.9%4,649
11,656 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+12.81978R+19.01980R+19.11982R+36.51984R+9.01986R+31.81988

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

The candidates

Minnette H. Cummings (R)Lawrence C. Gross (D)