1976Final results
1976 election for Maine House District 72
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Walter A. Birt (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Roland Deschene (D) by 38.8 points.
Walter A. BirtRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%1,871
Roland DescheneDemocrat
30.6%824
2,695 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET