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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D09

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Daniel J. Foley (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Bronislaw Zielinski (R) by 34.3 points.

Daniel J. FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%34,958
32.9%17,106
52,064 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

EvenD+35.51976D+4.81994D+42.82000D+23.02002D+33.42004D+46.02006

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