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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 52

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Edward W. Connelly (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Gino R. Rossi (D) by 7.5 points.

Edward W. ConnellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%6,005
46.3%5,172
11,177 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+18.41968R+2.11970R+7.51972D+44.91984D+47.21992D+70.22000

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