2010Final results
2010 election for Maine House District 72
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Michael E. Carey (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Marcus I. Welch (R) by 21.1 points.
Michael E. CareyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%1,079
Marcus I. WelchRepublican
39.5%703
1,782 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET