1972 United States Senate election in Maine

United States Senate election in Maine, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee William Hathaway Margaret Chase Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 224,270 197,040 Percentage 53.2% 46.8%

U.S. senator before election Margaret Chase Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Hathaway Democratic

The 1972 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith ran for re-election to a fifth term, but was defeated by Democrat William Hathaway.

Major candidates

Democratic

• William Hathaway, U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district since 1965

Republican

• Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Senator since 1949

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Hathaway	224,270	53.23
	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith (incumbent)	197,040	46.77