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2012Final results

2012 election for Maine House District 72

Maine House of Representatives · Maine

Michael E. Carey (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Marcotte (R) by 24.8 points.

Michael E. CareyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%1,528
37.6%920
2,448 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+19.62006D+52.62008D+21.12010D+24.82012R+30.52014R+32.92016

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