1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Dukes 1

Name: 1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Dukes 1
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Terrence P. McCarthy (IND) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Gregory Mayhew (R) by 3.2 points.

Terrence P. McCarthyIndependent · winner

51.6%2,201

Gregory MayhewRepublican · incumbent

48.4%2,066

4,267 votes

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