[PAR] [TLE] United States Senate election in Maine, 1972 [SEP] 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. [PAR] [TLE] Margaret Chase Smith [SEP] Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a United States politician.  A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S Representative (1940–49) and a U.S. Senator (1949–73) from Maine.  She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either.  A moderate Republican, she was among the first to criticize the tactics of McCarthyism in her 1950 speech, "Declaration of Conscience".
[PAR] [TLE] United States Senate election in Maine , 1972 [ SEP ] 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Margaret Chase Smith [ SEP ] Margaret Madeline Chase Smith ( December 14 , 1897 – May 29 , 1995 ) was a United States politician . A member of the Republican Party , she served as a U.S Representative ( 1940–49 ) and a U.S. Senator ( 1949–73 ) from Maine . She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress , and the first woman to represent Maine in either . A moderate Republican , she was among the first to criticize the tactics of McCarthyism in her 1950 speech , " Declaration of Conscience " .
What is the year of the event which occured first,the 1972 United States Senate, or Margaret Chase Smith was born?
What is the year of the event which occured first , the 1972 United States Senate , or Margaret Chase Smith was born ?
1897
1897