1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Berkshire 5
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Joseph S. Scelsi (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Jackson (R) by 23.9 points.
Joseph S. ScelsiDemocrat · winner
61.9%5,578
Richard S. JacksonRepublican
38.1%3,427
9,005 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)