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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 31

Maine State Senate · Maine

Peter S. Kelley (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Collins (R) by 4.7 points.

Peter S. KelleyDemocrat · winner
52.3%5,456
47.7%4,969
10,425 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

EvenD+4.71972R+5.51974R+17.81976R+21.31978R+26.91980R+8.81982

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