1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 14
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John F. Coffey (D) won re-election with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Pliny Norcross III (R) by 7.6 points.
John F. CoffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,179
Pliny Norcross IIIRepublican
46.2%4,445
9,624 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)