1972Final results
1972 election for Maine Senate District 6
Maine State Senate · Maine
Harrison L. Richardson (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene P. Temple (D) by 48.7 points.
Harrison L. RichardsonRepublican · winner
74.4%10,331
Eugene P. TempleDemocrat
25.6%3,562
13,895 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