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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 25

Maine State Senate · Maine

John H. Cox (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jay P. McCloskey (D) by 4.1 points.

John H. CoxRepublican · winner
52.0%5,481
48.0%5,050
10,531 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+4.11972R+3.01974R+23.21976R+25.91978R+16.71980D+15.11982

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