1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 15

Name: 1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 15
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Garreth J. Lynch (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating James A. Adams (R) by 11.8 points.

Garreth J. LynchDemocrat · winner

55.9%5,148

James A. AdamsRepublican · incumbent

44.1%4,064

9,212 votes

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