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1972Final results

1972 election for Maine Senate District 9

Maine State Senate · Maine

Gerard P. Conley (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Popkins Zakarian (R) by 48.2 points.

Gerard P. ConleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%6,874
25.9%2,405
9,279 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+48.21972R+31.61984R+35.81986R+36.31988R+10.91990D+31.51992

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