1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Maine House District 72
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Michael H. Michaud (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Pauline Q. Arbo (R) by 32.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael H. MichaudDemocrat · winner
66.1%1,916
Pauline Q. ArboRepublican
33.9%984
2,900 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET