1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 31
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Norris W. Harris (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Carl K. King (D) by 5.5 points.
Norris W. HarrisRepublican · winner
51.6%7,068
Carl K. KingDemocrat
46.1%6,317
James M. TullyIndependent
2.4%325
13,710 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET