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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 143

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert D. Wetmore (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating J. Beba Roberts (R) by 33.8 points.

Robert D. WetmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%6,765
J. Beba RobertsRepublican
33.1%3,344
10,109 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

EvenD+28.01974D+33.51976D+45.61978D+9.71982R+15.51990R+23.31992

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