1972Final results
1972 election for Maine Senate District 8
Maine State Senate · Maine
Richard N. Berry (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Mary Frances Coffey (D) by 29.6 points.
Richard N. BerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%8,699
Mary Frances CoffeyDemocrat
35.2%4,730
13,429 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