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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 113

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John R. Buckley (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Farrington (R) by 42.7 points.

John R. BuckleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%8,166
28.7%3,279
11,445 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+15.21974R+7.81976R+12.31978R+20.01980R+22.81982R+41.51988

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