1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 83
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Fred F. Cain (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating James R. Miceli (R) by 7.6 points.
Fred F. CainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,134
James R. MiceliRepublican
46.2%4,411
9,545 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