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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 3

Maine State Senate · Maine

John B. Roberts (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Letourneau (D) by 16.2 points.

John B. RobertsRepublican · winner
58.1%7,687
41.9%5,538
13,225 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+7.31974R+24.61978D+28.51980D+21.91982D+39.71984R+10.31986

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