1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Berkshire 4
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Dennis J. Duffin (D) won re-election with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Nicholas M. Mele (R) by 34.5 points.
Dennis J. DuffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%6,929
Nicholas M. MeleRepublican
31.9%3,333
Gary D. RenieriIndependent
1.6%172
10,434 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)