1972Final results
1972 election for Maine Senate District 27
Maine State Senate · Maine
Joseph Sewall (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Pearson (D) by 7.3 points.
Joseph SewallRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%6,350
Michael D. PearsonDemocrat
46.3%5,482
11,832 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