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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 22

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

2 seats: Donald T. Bliss (R), Max Volterra (D) won.

2 seats
Donald T. BlissRepublican · winner · incumbent
39.3%14,671
Max VolterraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.8%12,600
John H. ParkerIndependent
26.9%10,030
37,301 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+22.71968D+3.01970D+46.31974

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