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1982Final results

1982 election for Maine House District 72

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Michael H. Michaud (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Royce E. Smallwood (R) by 59.6 points.

Michael H. MichaudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%1,890
20.2%478
2,368 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+38.81976R+34.61978D+32.11980D+59.61982R+26.31984R+26.41986

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