1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 13
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Rudy Chmura (D) and Theodore J. Trudeau (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRudy ChmuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.6%10,583
Theodore J. TrudeauRepublican · winner
24.3%8,154
Gerald T. TeehanDemocrat
23.4%7,854
J. Alfred BeaudetRepublican
15.0%5,024
Douglas D. ArielIndependent
5.6%1,881
33,496 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)