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2006Final results

2006 election for Maine House District 72

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

William R. Walcott (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating David Hughes (R) by 19.6 points.

William R. WalcottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%1,116
David HughesRepublican
40.2%751
1,867 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+2.92000R+13.92002D+32.52004D+19.62006D+52.62008D+21.12010

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