1968Final results
1968 election for Massachusetts Senate District D17
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
David H. Locke (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Helen R. Patterson (D) by 11.1 points.
David H. LockeRepublican · winner
55.6%39,856
Helen R. PattersonDemocrat
44.4%31,875
71,739 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET