1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Vernon R. Farnsworth Jr. (R) won re-election with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Stockley (D) by 39.1 points.
Vernon R. Farnsworth Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
69.6%7,017
Walter J. StockleyDemocrat
30.4%3,070
10,087 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)