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2000Final results

2000 election for Maine House District 72

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Thomas F. Shields (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Stanley L. Tetenman (D) by 2.9 points.

Thomas F. ShieldsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%2,269
48.5%2,141
4,410 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+7.21994R+9.11996R+24.81998R+2.92000R+13.92002D+32.52004

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