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1972 general · February 1, 1972

1972 Massachusetts election results

Every race on Massachusetts's ballot in the 1972 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races214
Changed party0
Unopposed35%75 races
Incumbents defeated12

Massachusetts State Senate

D 32 · R 7

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-BERKSHIREAndrea F. Nuciforo (D)14.0
BRISTOL 1John F. Parker (R)Unopposed
BRISTOL 2Mary L. Fonseca (D)Unopposed
BRISTOL 3George G. Mendonca (D)31.5
SD-CAPEPLYMOUTHJohn F. Aylmer (R)Unopposed
SD-D03Roger L. Bernashe (D)7.1Incumbent lost
SD-D08John J. Conte (D)Unopposed
SD-D09Daniel J. Foley (D)34.3
SD-D11B. Joseph Tully (D)Unopposed
SD-D12Edward L. Burke (D)44.9
SD-D13David H. Locke (R)Unopposed
SD-D15Denis L. McKenna (D)55.1
SD-D16Stephen J. McGrail (D)4.6Incumbent lost
SD-D18Jack H. Backman (D)47.1
SD-D19Walter J. Boverini (D)Unopposed
SD-D22Kevin B. Harrington (D)46.2
SD-D23Chester Atkins (D)10.4
SD-D24William L. Saltonstall (R)Unopposed
SD-D25William M. Bulger (D)Unopposed
SD-D27Francis X. McCann (D)41.1
SD-D29Mario Umana (D)74.0
SD-D30Joseph J. C. Dicarlo (D)Unopposed
SD-D32Allan R. McKinnon (D)26.7
ESSEX 4James P. Rurak (D)41.5
ESSEX 5William X. Wall (D)Unopposed
SD-FRANKLINHAMPSHIREJohn W. Olver (D)3.9Incumbent lost
SD-HAMPDENBERKSHIREAlan D. Sisitsky (D)14.0Incumbent lost
MIDDLESEX 6John W. Bullock (D)18.9
MIDDLESEX 7Ronald C. Mackenzie (R)30.7
MIDDLESEX 8Irving Fishman (D)6.2
SD-NORFOLKArthur H. Tobin (D)Unopposed
SD-NORFOLKBRISTOLPLYMOUTHJohn M. Quinlan (R)34.0
SD-PLYMOUTHAnna P. Buckley (D)31.0
SUFFOLK 4Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D)24.6
SUFFOLK 5Joseph F. Timilty (D)56.4
SUFFOLK 6Joseph B. Walsh (D)Unopposed
WORCESTER 3Robert A. Hall (R)0.2Incumbent lost
WORCESTER 4James A. Kelly Jr. (D)Unopposed
SD-WORCESTERHAMPDENHAMPSHIREFrederic W. Schlosstein Jr. (D)2.0

Massachusetts House of Representatives

D 186 · R 52 · Other 2

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Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner